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China Covid Cases Rebound as Party Gears Up for Key Congress
Workers erect fencing around a neighborhood in lockdown in Shanghai's Changning district, after new Covid-19 cases were reported, on Oct. 7.
Photographer: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
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China is being hit by a rebound in Covid-19 cases following the week-long National Day holiday, just as the country’s top leaders gather in Beijing for a meeting with President Xi Jinping.
The nation recorded 1,645 new Covid infections on Saturday, the highest total since Sept. 2. While Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang had the biggest clusters, both Beijing and Shanghai found new cases outside of quarantine, suggesting the virus might be still spreading.