Updated On: 14 March, 2022 07:59 AM IST | Beijing | Agencies
The numbers in China’s latest surge of infections are low compared to some other countries. But authorities are enforcing a “zero tolerance” strategy that temporarily shuts down cities to isolate every infected person

Residents in a locked down community look out from a closed gate as a worker monitors access on Sunday in Beijing. Pic/AP
The number of new coronavirus cases in an outbreak in China’s northeast tripled Sunday and authorities stepped up anti-disease controls by suspending bus service to Shanghai and ordering residents of another city to stay at home.
The numbers in China’s latest surge of infections are low compared to some other countries. But authorities are enforcing a “zero tolerance” strategy that temporarily shuts down cities to isolate every infected person.