Millions of people across China endure lockdowns as daily Covid19 cases reach two-year high
Hong Kong currently has one of the world's highest death rates from the virus, as the Omicron variant cuts through its elderly population.
The city of Jilin - centre of the outbreak in the northeast - was partially locked down on Saturday, while residents of Yanji, an urban area of nearly 700,000 bordering North Korea, were confined to their homes on Sunday. The mayor of Jilin and the head of the Changchun health commission were dismissed from their jobs on Saturday, state media reported, in a sign of the political imperative placed on local authorities to contain virus clusters.
Economists are also warning that tough clampdowns are hurting the economy, with officials increasingly urging softer and more targeted measures to contain the virus.
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