China's daily count of new coronavirus cases has doubled since September, hardening the resolve of authorities to eliminate outbreaks as quickly as they appear and dimming hopes for an easing in their zero-COVID stance.
China reported 1,624 new COVID-19 infections for Oct. 12, of which 372 were symptomatic and 1,252 asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
China has been fighting a COVID rebound after the National Day "Golden Week" holiday earlier this month and just ahead of a key Party congress where Xi Jinping is expected to extend his leadership. "There is no prospect of China lifting its zero-COVID policy in the near future and it probably won't happen before the end of 2023," Capital Economics wrote in a note on Thursday.
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