China Covid cases hit two-year high with millions in lockdown as outbreak spreads

Nearly 90% of new infections in Jilin province, while tens of millions of people across the country remain confined to their homes

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China has posted a steep jump in daily Covid-19 infections with new cases more than doubling from a day earlier to a two-year high as a virus outbreak expanded rapidly in the north-east.

A total of 3,507 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms were reported on Monday across more than a dozen provinces and municipalities, the National Health Commission said, up from 1,337 a day earlier.