The number of coronavirus cases being recorded is still much lower than figures in the West,but the spike has cast doubt on the nation's zero-Covid strategy. China is currently experiencing its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began in the city of Wuhan in January 2020. While a lot of Chinese cities are recording record numbers of infections,the figures are insignificant when compared to those of other countries. According to data from Johns Hopkins University,there have been 724,248 coronavirus cases and 8,365 deaths since the pandemic began : or 116,902 and 4,636,respectively,according to figures from the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China.
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