107 new confirmed coronavirus cases in mainland China

  • vs. 46 for a day earlier

69 new local COVID cases on the mainland

  • 46 a day earlier

The numbers are up, but really, talk about a drop in the ocean.

The only reason such minute numbers are of any interest is China's ongoing zero policy that threatens a lockdown response if someone sneezes. Fears are mounting for Shanghai, China's largest city and an economic powerhouse. A tick up in cases there has residents worried about being locked up again.

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