China's Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan, the official leading the country’s COVID-19 response, said on Thursday, the latest covid control is not about relaxing rules

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“Urged cities to take decisive measures to contain outbreaks quickly.”

"The latest Covid-19 control playbook is not about relaxing rules, but about precision, which requires greater efforts to grasp prevention and close loopholes.”

“Need to act swiftly to stop outbreaks spreading in the run up to the Communist Party congress, the country’s main political event of the year.”

These comments come after the country reported 826 cases for Wednesday, compared with 935 Tuesday, which was the highest daily tally since May 21.

Some neighbourhoods in Shenzhen implemented new lockdowns while infections in Shanghai continued to rise rapidly.

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