Major Chinese city puts 13M residents into lockdown over spike in coronavirus cases. The measure comes just weeks before the country hosts the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
with a lockdown of the 13 million residents of the northern city of Xi’an following a spike in cases.Xi’an on Thursday reported 63 locally transmitted cases, pushing the city’s total to at least 211 over the past week. Xi’an is the capital of Shaanxi province, famed for its imperial relics, as well as a major center of industry.
“Including the guests, we are required to take a test once every two days,” Li said. “There will be an impact on our business and we have no idea how long it will last.” “I think the situation will get better eventually, and I don’t worry at all because we have the government behind us,” Xiao said.One person from each household will be allowed out every two days to buy household necessities, a government order said. It took effect at midnight Wednesday, with no word on when it might be lifted.