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China reports 2 Covid-19 deaths, first in more than one year
Updated On: 19 March, 2022 10:43 AM IST | Beijing | AP
China reported 2,157 new COVID-19 cases from community transmission on Saturday, with the majority in Jilin. The province has instituted a travel ban, with people needing permission from police to travel across borders
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Residents line up for COVID-19 test as snow falls on Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Beijing. A fast-spreading variant known as `stealth omicron`. Pic/PTI
China's national health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first recorded rise in the death toll since January 2021, as the country battles an omicron-driven surge.
The deaths, both in northeastern Jilin province, bring the country's coronavirus death toll to 4,638.
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