As children still remain unvaccinated, there is fear that the latest Fujian outbreak in China could hit the most vulnerable people in the country disproportionately
Southern Chinese cities closed schools and ordered testing for millions as multiple outbreaks of the Delta variant hit them. They had initially vanquished the first wave of the coronavirus last year.
Concerns have been sparked over infections among unvaccinated schoolchildren with the new Covid-19 outbreak.
All residents of Putian, a city of 3.2 million in coastal Fujian province, were ordered for testing as Delta variant cases linked to a returnee from Singapore who developed symptoms after completing a 14-day quarantine and initially testing negative for the virus. This resulted into a province-wide outbreak of more than 100 people. The man’s 12-year-old son and a classmate were among the first patients detected soon after school reopened. More than 36 children including 8 kindergartners, got infected in the first major school-linked spread the country has seen. The Chinese embassy in Singapore on Monday warned its citizens to be “cautious” and be prepared for difficulties re-entering China.
Concerns have been sparked over infections among unvaccinated schoolchildren with the new Covid-19 outbreak
The Fujian cluster comes after the country declared the Covid outbreak spurred by the Delta under control, is the biggest rebound in weeks and clearly is a test of China’s “zero case” approach to the pandemic. China administered more than two billion doses of its coronavirus vaccines as of Sunday, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
The Putian government has ordered schools to stop in-person classes on Monday, while Xiamen shut down long-distance bus services calling all residents to be tested.
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