Delta breaches China less than a month after previous outbreak

The virus quickly took off in Fujian's scho­ols and factories

China is experiencing yet another Covid outbreak caus­ed by the delta variant, with dozens of infections det­ected in the southeastern province of Fujian less than a month after the natio­n’s last flare-up was contained. 

The cluster was detected thanks to routine testing in local schools, where two students tested positive on Friday. Their father, who returned from Singapore in early August, was also found to have been infected. Officials believe he is the likely source of the latest outbreak in the region, a manufacturing hub for sneakers, clothing and electronic components, which now stretches to more than 60 people in three