Health authorities reported over 300 infections Wednesday, with clusters found in the historic northern city of Xi'an—home to the Terracotta Army—as well as the country's biggest city Shanghai
A health worker takes a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus on a street next to a residential area in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on July 5, 2022. Image: Hector RETAMAL / AFP