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China urges 'patience' as COVID cases rebound ahead of key congress
China called for “patience” with its COVID policies and warned against any “war-weariness” as local cases soared to their highest since August, days ahead of a pivotal Communist Party congress.Many parts of the world are learning to co-exist with COVID-19, but China has repeatedly quashed any speculation of a let-up in its tough counter-epidemic policies, which can range from locking down a local community to sealing an entire city, even though fatalities remain low by global standards and symptoms, if any, are mostly mild. Pressure on local officials to stop outbreaks as soon as they spring up has risen in ... (full story)