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By Florence Tan and Mohi Narayan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Monday after Chinese health officials on the weekend reiterated their commitment to a stringent COVID containment approach, dashing hopes of a rebound in oil demand from the world’s top crude importer. Brent crude futures dropped $1.24 or 1.26% to trade at $97.33 a barrel at 0731 GMT, after falling as low as $96.50 earlier in the day. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $91.17 a barrel, down $1.44 or 1.55% after hitting a session-low of $90.40. “Oil prices dropped sharply as the Chinese officia…