https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58021911

Nanjing: New China virus outbreak worst after Wuhan, says state media

Published  1 hour ago



*A Covid outbreak first discovered in the Chinese city of Nanjing has
spread to five provinces and Beijing, with state media calling it the "most
extensive contagion after Wuhan".*

Almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at
the city's busy airport on 20 July.

All flights from Nanjing airport will be suspended until 11 August, said
the Global Times quoting a source.

Officials also began city-wide testing amid criticism for their "failure".





All 9.3 million of the city's residents, including those visiting, will be
tested, *said Xinhua news.*
<http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-07/29/c_1310093484_2.htm>

Officials believe the current outbreak is linked to the highly infectious
Delta variant of the virus and has spread further due to the fact that it
was detected at a busy airport.

The airport management has been rebuked, with a *senior disciplinary body
of the Communist Party*
<https://www.ccdi.gov.cn/pl/202107/t20210728_247081.html> saying it had
"problems such as lack of supervision and unprofessional management",

Testing has shown that the virus has now spread to at least 13 cities
including Chengdu and the capital Beijing.

However, *experts quoted by the Global Times *
<https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1229973.shtml>said they believed
the outbreak was still at an early stage and could be controlled.

Local officials in Nanjing said that seven of those infected are in
critical condition. The new spike in cases have led some on Chinese social
media to speculate if the Chinese vaccines are working against the Delta
variant.

It is unclear if those infected were vaccinated.

A number of South East Asian countries relying on Chinese vaccines have
recently announced they will use other jabs.

China has so far managed to largely keep the virus under control by closing
borders and moving quickly to stamp out local outbreaks.

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