China continued to see a surge in Covid-19 cases after topping 1,000 for two days in a row. On March 14, 2022, authorities reported 1,337 locally transmitted cases, marking a four-fold increase from a week ago. A lockdown was implemented in Shenzhen after it emerged that 95 per cent of the confirmed cases in Guangdong province were reported in the mega city. Jilin province, one of the most affected provinces in China, is scrambling to build a makeshift hospital with 1,500 beds to cater for the…
