Shanghai Extends Lockdown After Covid-19 Virus Outbreak ‘Extremely Grim’
According to a city official, the situation in China’s largest metropolis of Shanghai remains “extremely grim” amid an ongoing lockdown that has forced around 26 million people to remain at home. Chinese state media quoted Gu Honghui, the director of Shanghai’s epidemic control working group, as saying that the outbreak was “still at a high […]
China Locks Down Anyang in Henan It’s Second City Amid Omicron Threat
A day after detecting Omicron in Henan province, China locked down a city of five million people, its second lockdown in as many months, symbolizing the nation’s commitment to eliminating Covid as two highly transmissible variants circulate. On Monday, authorities in the city of Anyang ordered residents not to leave their homes and banned their […]
China Expands Lockdowns Amid Surge In Cases Of Covid-19
On Tuesday, the authorities in northern China ordered hundreds of thousands more people to stay at home as they raced to contain a 21-month high number of Covid cases. China, where the outbreak was first discovered two years ago, has implemented a “zero-Covid” policy of tight border controls, lengthy quarantines, and targeted lockdowns in preparation […]
A Lockdown Is Imposed On 13 Million Chinese Residents Ahead Of The Olympic Games
Following a spike in Coronavirus cases, China is intensifying its efforts to control new virus outbreaks, locking down the 13 million residents of Xi’an in the north. Beijing, about 1,000 kilometers (6220 miles) to the west, is hosting the Winter Olympics just weeks after the measure takes effect in their country. No word was available […]