15 Sep 2021
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Ok, it's not that bad...
But the COVID-19 situation in the coastal province of Fujian did get worse since we updated you on Monday.
The details: On Monday, China reported a total of 60 new COVID infections – all in Fujian, including (NHC 1):
32 in Xiamen25 in PutianThree in Quanzhou
On ...
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