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China's strict 21 day quarantine under question after new outbreak emerges
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A man who completed 21 days of mandatory quarantine upon returning to China from overseas has been identified as the likely source of a new outbreak, raising questions over the sustainability of the country's stringent zero-Covid strategy.
The fresh outbreak in Fujian province on China's southeastern coast has infected more than 60 people, including 15 pupils at a primary school. It emerged just two weeks after China contained its worst coronavirus flareup in more than a year, highlighting the increasing challenge posed by the highly contagious Delta variant -- even to a country with some of the world's strictest, most far-reaching containment measures.More Related News

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