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90% of people in China province infected with Covid

Almost 90% of people in China’s third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top local official has said, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases. With a population of 99.4 million, the figures suggest about 88.5 million people in Henan may now have been infected. Covid cases are expected to soar further as the country celebrates the lunar new year later this month, with millions set to travel from big cities to visit vulnerable older relatives in the countryside.