China’s daily COVID-19 cases have doubled, triggering a sell-off in equities and commodities as investors fear supply chain shocks from efforts to contain it.
The COVID-19 epidemic situation in China is grim and complex, making it more difficult to prevent and control, but the overall epidemic situation in China is still controllable, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.
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China is pushing COVID-19 vaccination for the elderly, especially for people aged 80 and above, as clinical data showed 65 percent of the severe COVID-19 cases in China are people aged 60 and above, and 65 percent of the severe cases involving seniors are not vaccinated, National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday.