COVID-19 Hits Flood-Stricken Zhengzhou and Surrounding Areas

COVID-19 Hits Flood-Stricken Zhengzhou and Surrounding Areas
A child receives a test for COVID-19 in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province on July 31, 2021. AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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As severe flooding overwhelmed the city of Zhengzhou, a new surge of COVID-19 was reported over the weekend in Henan and other nearby provinces. The Chinese regime announced that nearly three dozen people are infected with the Delta variant in Zhengzhou, and residents are worried that authorities are concealing the severity of the situation.

On Aug. 1, the Chinese regime announced that new COVID cases were reported in Jiangsu, Henan, Hunan, Yunnan, Shandong, Hubei, Hainan, Anhui, and Ningxia. Authorities did not disclose the number of confirmed cases, but they believe the new surge in infections began in Nanjing city, Jiangsu Province on July 20, where 204 cases were reported as of July 31.
Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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