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China Posts Highest One-Day Increase in New COVID-19 Infections Since July

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   China has recorded its highest daily increase of new coronavirus
   infections since last July after a recent cluster of cases in northern
   Hebei province.

   The National Health Commission reported 115 new cases on Tuesday, with
   90 cases located in Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing. The
   commission also said 107 of the new cases were local transmissions--
   the highest daily jump since July 30.

   Officials in Hebei province have ordered a lockdown of several cities,
   while authorities in northeastern Heilongjiang province, which posted
   16 new cases, have declared an "emergency state" for the entire
   province and its 37 million residents.

   Meanwhile, Brazilian researchers say a COVID-19 vaccine developed by
   China's Sinovac Biotech was shown to be just over 50% overall effective
   after large-scale human trials in that country, far below the 78%
   efficacy rate against mild-to-severe cases announced just last week.

   Researchers said the most recent data included results from a group of
   participants who reported "very mild" cases of infection, which
   explains the huge discrepancy between the two figures.

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