China reported its highest daily tally of COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began

  • 526 cases reported today (214 local confirmed cases, 312 asymptomatic), this highest since the Wuhan outbreak when the pandemic started.

Switching gears from Ukraine headlines, coronavirus cases in China jumping.

The point on this is, of course, China's continued 'Covid Zero' policy - lockdowns and shut ins and what you and their impact on economic activity - both domestically and via supply chain disruption internationally also.

Earlier from China:

China will aim for economic growth of "around 5.5%" this year

  • that target is lower than any annual target since China began setting them in 1994

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