Thousands of Chinese people took to the streets to celebrate the new year as authorities and state media sought to reassure the public that the COVID outbreak sweeping the country was under control and nearing its peak
called in a New Year's address for more effort and unity as China enters a "new phase".
At the Hankou funeral home on the outskirts of Wuhan, an intermittent stream of mourners and hearse drivers were arriving on Sunday. China's CDC reported 5,138 official confirmed cases on Saturday, but with mass testing no longer in operation, experts say the actual number of infections is significantly higher.
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