The Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus is causing a sudden surge in cases in China, with 15 cities, including the capital Beijing, reporting clusters of positive cases, according to official media calling it the most extensive domestic contagion after the virus outbreak in Wuhan in December 2019.
The new wave of Covid-19 cases began at an airport in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province in east China, and has since spread to five other provinces, including the Beijing municipality.
Since then, cases of the fast-spreading Delta variant, first identified in India, were reported from 15 Chinese cities.
Though the number of new cases is still in the few hundreds, concerns rose over the vast spread of the infection in different provinces.
As of July 30, mainland China had a total of 92,930 confirmed coronavirus cases.
The new wave of Covid-19 cases began at an airport in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province in east China, and has since spread to five other provinces, including the Beijing municipality.
Since then, cases of the fast-spreading Delta variant, first identified in India, were reported from 15 Chinese cities.
Though the number of new cases is still in the few hundreds, concerns rose over the vast spread of the infection in different provinces.
As of July 30, mainland China had a total of 92,930 confirmed coronavirus cases.
