China Puts City Of 13 Million Under Strict Lockdown Ahead Of Olympics
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The restrictions apply to Xi'an — the capital of Shaanxi province — as coronavirus cases have been trending up in the area.
China plunged a city of 13 million people into lockdown on Thursday to stamp out an increase in coronavirus infections, as the country doubles down on its “zero tolerance” policy just weeks before it is set to host the Winter Olympics.
The restrictions in the northeastern city of Xi’an took effect at midnight Wednesday, with no word on when they might be lifted. They are some of the harshest since China imposed a strict lockdown last year on more than 11 million people in and around the city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected in late 2019.
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