Officials in Jiaxing city said residents with urgent needs can seek vaccination in the first mass roll-out.
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The city of Wuhan, at the centre of the outbreak, reported no new cases for a sixth day, as businesses reopened and residents set about reclaiming a more normal life after a lockdown for almost two months.
Smartly turned out staff waited in masks and gloves to greet customers at entrances to the newly-reopened Wuhan International Plaza, home to boutiques of luxury brands such as Cartier and Louis Vuitton.
"The Wuhan International Plaza is very representative (of the city)," said Zhang Yu, 29. "So its reopening really makes me feel this city is coming back to life."
Sunday's figure of 31 new cases, including one locally transmitted infection, was down from 45 the previous day, the National Health Commission said.
As infections fall, policymakers are scrambling to revitalise an economy nearly paralysed by months-long curbs to control the spread of the flu-like disease.
On Monday, the central bank unexpectedly cut the interest rate on reverse repurchase agreements by 20 basis points, the largest in nearly five years.
The government is pushing businesses and factories to reopen, as it rolls out fiscal and monetary stimulus to spur recovery from what is feared to be an outright economic contraction in the quarter to March.
China's exports and imports could worsen as the pandemic spreads, depressing demand both at home and abroad, Xin Guobin, the vice minister of industry and information technology, said on Monday.
The country has extended loans of 200 billion yuan ($28 billion) to 5,000 businesses, from 300 billion allocated to help companies as they resume work, Xin said.
Officials in Jiaxing city said residents with urgent needs can seek vaccination in the first mass roll-out.
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The results came from a combined Phase I and Phase II trial involving more than 600 healthy adults conducted between April 29 and July 30.
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The President also called for carrying on the "red gene" and creating a spirit "that is not afraid of hardship and death".
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First conviction since the government of Sheikh Hasina introduced the death penalty for rape this week
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Riot police clear protesters from prime minister's office; Three more protest leaders among more than 20 arrests
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Jeenbekov said he feared that violence might break out if protesters carry out a threat to march on his compound.
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About half the seats will be left empty on the double-decker jets, parked at Changi Airport, in keeping with social distancing guidelines.
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The helicopters were carrying wounded soldiers when they crashed.
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