Northeastern Chinese Port City Battles Growing COVID-19 Cluster

Northeastern Chinese Port City Battles Growing COVID-19 Cluster
People line up for nucleic acid testing in the snow at a testing site in Dalian, Liaoning province, China, on Nov. 8, 2021. cnsphoto via Reuters
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Efforts to curb a growing COVID-19 cluster have reached new heights in China’s northeastern port city after national authorities’ on Thursday ordered the virus be zeroed out more quickly.

“Various measures should be quickened ... in order to get the outbreak under control in a shorter amount of time,” the National Health Commission said on Nov. 11.