Beijing experiences the greatest infections in over a year as China’s new Covid cases reach 10,000

According to experts, China could remain free of the Covid pandemic through the end of next year, with reopening only beginning around April.

China reported over 10,200 Covid infections in the previous 24 hours on Thursday, the highest number in a single day since April. The country’s top leaders are now calling for more focused restrictions to control the virus as cases in Beijing, the capital city, are at their highest level in more than a year.

Guangzhou reported 225 new locally transmitted symptomatic Covid-19 infections and 2,358 asymptomatic cases on November 10, according to Bloomberg, citing local authorities, while the capital reported 114 new cases for Thursday.

China is being extremely cautious in any changes it makes to its Covid rules in light of the most recent epidemic. China’s zero-Covid policy, which has angered the populace and hurt the second-largest economy in the world, is being questioned, but it’s possible that it won’t let up anytime soon. However, they will continue to be improved in accordance with the evolving epidemic scenario and virus mutation, and their application will be more scientifically accurate, illness experts told news organisations.

Experts believe that China’s exit from the Covid pandemic could last until the end of next year, with reopening beginning in April. According to a Bloomberg survey of economists, the country will see a slow return to normalcy, likely dampening investors’ hopes for a quick economic recovery.