New coronavirus cases surged in Guangzhou and other Chinese cities, official data showed on Tuesday, with the global manufacturing hub becoming China's latest COVID-19 epicenter and testing the city's ability to avoid a Shanghai-style lockdown.Nationwide, new locally transmitted infections climbed to 7,475 on Nov.
7, according to China's health authority, up from 5,496 the day before and the highest since May 1.
Guangzhou accounted for nearly a third of the new infections, Reuters reported.The increase was modest by global standards but significant for China, where outbreaks are to be quickly tackled when they surface under its zero-COVID policy.Economically vital cities, including the capital Beijing, are demanding more PCR tests for residents and locking down neighborhoods and even districts in some cases.The post China's COVID epicenter shifts to Guangzhou as outbreaks widen first appeared on Ariana News.