new Covid cases even as the authorities are imposing strict measures to contain the spread of the virus. On Sunday, Mainland China reported 1,807 new local symptomatic Covid-19 cases, which is a two-year high.

This is more than triple the caseload of the previous day. The number of Covid-19 cases spiked from 476 the previous day, the data from the National Health Commission showed.

The total cases also included 114 people who were initially classified as asymptomatic but later developed symptoms. Though China's total Covid-19 cases are less than many other countries, including India, the rising Covid cases are against China's "dynamic-clearance" ambition. China allows self-test rapid kits: As Covid cases rise to new levels, the Chinese authorities have allowed people to buy rapid self-test kits for citizens.

The measure has been taken for the first time to ramp up the testing and detection of coronavirus as officials warn it's hard to track nucleic acid tests with the fast-spreading Omicron variant.

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