Chinese city offers cash bounties in hunt for outbreak origins

A city in northeastern

A city in northeastern China will give a large cash reward for any information that helps to trace the origins of its latest Covid-19 outbreak, declaring a “people’s war” on the virus after seeing hundreds of new infections.

The city of Heihe, far in China’s northeast along its border with Russia, said it would shell out 100,000 yuan ($15,642) to locals who provide “important clues” about the origin of the recent Delta variant outbreak, which has resulted in some 240 cases as of Monday, according to Chinese state media.

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