China had 19,400 fever clinics in rural areas at the end of October, a National Health Commission (NHC) official said on Thursday.

Nie Chunlei, head of the department of primary health of the NHC, was addressing a question at a press event on construction progress for fever clinics.

China's government is pushing for increased vaccincations after easing its strict zero-COVID policy. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom Editing by David Goodman )