China Locks Down Neighbourhood In City Near Hong Kong After Covid Surge

Chinese city of Guangzhou has locked down a neighbourhood after fresh surge in Covid cases.

A neighbourhood in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has been locked down as officials rush to quell an uptick in cases in the area. The industrial hub north of Hong Kong home to nearly 15 million people has reported 20 new cases of the coronavirus in the past week. A notice by the Guangzhou municipal health bureau issued Saturday identified five streets in Liwan district in the city centre as "high-risk areas" and ordered residents to stay indoors until door-to-door testing is completed. Markets, schools and entertainment venues in the area were shut.