Officials worried about a resurgence have reintroduced lockdown measures in northeastern China, even as restrictions lift elsewhere in the country.
A new virus cluster in Jilin, the second largest city in Jilin Province, and another in Shulan prompted health officials to quarantine at least 8,000 people. Jilin’s residents are largely barred from leaving the city.
Meanwhile, Brazil is becoming an epicenter of the pandemic, with a daily death rate second only to that of the United States. Public health experts say the government’s chaotic response to the crisis has undercut the capacity of its robust health care system.
Hot spots are also emerging in Africa. In the Nigerian city of Kano, the experience of overwhelmed doctors and gravediggers seems to undermine the relatively low official count.
