China's biggest Covid surge in two years; Changchun city in lockdown

A Chinese city of nine million was ordered into lockdown on Friday and Shanghai shut its schools as authorities scrambled to halt a Covid-19 outbreak that has pushed nationwide cases to their highest levels in two years. China's daily coronavirus case count soared past the 1,000 mark this week for the first time since the pandemic's early days in 2020. Jilin, which has reported hundreds of cases in recent days, is one of more than a dozen provinces facing upticks along with major cities like Beijing and Shanghai. Watch the full video for more.

 
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