China Covid-19 cases spike ahead of Communist Party conclave

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China's new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases have spiked to a near three-month high and tighter curbs to contain the spread are expected in the capital Beijing in the run-up to a key gathering of the highest-ranking members of the Communist Party next week.

The National Health Commission has confirmed 93 new local symptomatic cases for November 2, up from 54 a day earlier and the highest daily count since August 9 at the peak of China's last major outbreak.

Beijing has reported eight new local infections, the most since January 19.

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People line up outside a vaccination site after the city started offering booster shots of the vaccine against the coronavirus to vaccinated residents, in Beijing, China, October 29. — Reuters
People line up outside a vaccination site after the city started offering booster shots of the vaccine against the coronavirus to vaccinated residents, in Beijing, China, October 29. — Reuters

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