INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
China on Sunday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 infections in six months, a day after health officials said they were sticking
with strict coronavirus curbs, likely disappointing recent investor hopes for an easing, Reuters reported.China recorded 4,420 new locally
transmitted COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the National Health Commission said, the most since May 6 and compared up from 3,659 new local
cases a day earlier.While case numbers are extremely low by global standards, China has stuck with a zero-COVID approach nearly three years
into the pandemic that involves lockdowns, quarantines, frequent testing and a drastic decrease in inbound travel.China&s anti-COVID
measures are &completely correct, as well as the most economical and effective&, said disease control official Hu Xiang
&We should adhere to the principle of putting people and lives first, and the broader strategy of preventing imports from outside and
internal rebounds.Chinese stocks soared last week on rumours of a possible easing of the COVID curbs, and media reports that some tweaks to
policy could be coming soon.However, many analysts have said they do not expect significant easing to begin until after China&s annual
parliamentary session in March.The post China posts 6-month high COVID count as it sticks with strategy first appeared on Ariana News.
