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The World Health Organization on Monday said it is monitoring a major surge in Covid cases in mainland China, an outbreak that local officials have attributed to the more contagious omicron BA.2 subvariant. Dr. Kate O'Brien, director of WHO's immunization and vaccine program, said the agency is in contact with public health authorities in China about its Covid resurgence. WHO officials said they need to monitor the effectiveness of regional lockdowns and the country's vaccines, but it doesn't have enough information. "We will continue to follow that situation as it continues to emerge and as they're responding to the situation...