The number of new infection cases with the novel coronavirus in China hit a record high, exceeding 20,000, the health authorities said Wednesday, casting doubt on the effectiveness of the country's radical "zero COVID" policy.Across the mainland, 20,472 people, including asymptomatic ones, were confirmed to be infected with the virus on Tuesday, the highest in two years, according to the Chinese government.In China's financial and commercial hub of Shanghai, many parts of which have still been locked down since late March, the number of new infections reached 17,077 the same day, as the hig…READ FULL ARTICLE
