Another major Chinese city has tightened Covid restrictions as the country struggles to contain an outbreak stretching from Shanghai to the northern provinces.
The southern city of Guangzhou closed in-person classes at elementary and middle schools as of Monday, shifting courses online.
Electric vehicle company Nio announced Saturday it was suspending production and delaying delivery of its cars since suppliers have had to halt production due to Covid. The southern city of Guangzhou closed in-person classes at elementary and middle schools as of Monday, shifting courses online. The measures will last for at least a week, according to a city announcement over the weekend.
Guangzhou — capital of Guangdong, a manufacturing-heavy province — reported 27 new Covid cases for Sunday, including 9 without symptoms. That's up from a total of 11 cases a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission.
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