According to a health official, new Covid-19 infections in Chinawill increase in the next few days, and the epidemic's impactedareas may continue to expand. The current outbreak in China iscaused by an overseas delta variety, according to WuLiangyou, a National Health Commission official, spoke ata press conference in Beijing on Sunday. In the week beginningOct. 17, the virus outbreak extended to 11 provinces, accordingto Mi. He advised those in pandemic-affected areas to get into"emergency mode."According to Zhou Min, a transport ministry official, some citiesin the provinces of Gansu — including its capital Lanzhou —and Inner Mongolia have ceased bus and taxi services due tothe virus. The local government in Ejina, a county in westernInner Mongolia, has advised all residents and visitors to stayindoors starting Monday to prevent the spread of coronavirus,according to a statement from the local government. Accordingto the National Health Commission, China reported 26 newlocal confirmed Covid-19 infections on Saturday, includingseven in Inner Mongolia, six in Gansu, six in Ningxia, four inBeijing, one in Hebei, one in Hunan, and one in Shaanxi.In Hunan and Yunnan, four more local asymptomatic caseswere documented. The development of the delta variety in Asiais hampering governments' efforts to reopen their economy.Only employees who have been properly vaccinated or whohave recovered from Covid-19 in the previous 270 days will beallowed to return to work on Jan. 1. Other virus limitations wereextended for another month by the government last weekbecause instances continue to climb despite the fact that morethan 84 per cent of the population has been completelyvaccinated.
