China faces worst COVID-19 outbreak since taking anti-epidemic steps

China has had 144 medium- and high-risk regions for the novel coronavirus outbreak, reaching a record high since the Asian country started to implement anti-epidemic measures on a regular basis, state-run media said Wednesday.As of Wednesday morning, a total of 17 provincial-level regions in China, out of 32, have reported locally transmitted or asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, the official Xinhua News Agency quoted the National Health Commission as saying.The Communist-led government has so far taken radical "zero corona" steps, such as compelling foreign visitors to be quarantined at designat…READ FULL ARTICLE