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Covid flare up in China spreading to schools, kindergarten
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Covid flare up in China spreading to schools, kindergarten
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New Delhi, Nov 5 (TIWN) The latest resurgence of Covid-19 in China has shown a tendency of spreading among schools, affecting students and kindergarten children, as at least four places have detected outbreaks related to schools and kindergartens, Global Times reported.

New local infections in border city Heihe, Heilongjiang Province, have remained high over the past few days and hit a record of 44 cases.  The cumulative number of confirmed domestically transmitted cases in the province reached 189, of which 184 were from Heihe.  At least 20 confirmed cases in Heihe have some relation with schools and kindergartens, affecting at least one primary school and two kindergartens. A local university -- Heihe College -- was closed after 10 close contacts were found, local authorities said.

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