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China will improve contingency plans for COVID-19 clusters in winter: cabinet – Metro US

China will improve contingency plans for COVID-19 clusters in winter: cabinet

Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will improve its contingency plans for any COVID-19 cluster cases in the winter, including stepped-up procurement of medical supplies and greater contact-tracing efforts, the country’s cabinet said on Friday, according to state TV.

China, where the COVID-19 epidemic has been largely brought under control, is facing rising risks of imported cases amid a global resurgence of the pandemic as the northern hemisphere winter sets in.

(Reporting by Stella Qiu; Editing by Hugh Lawson)