China puts Lanzhou city in strict lockdown as Covid cases surge due to Delta variant

China has put Lanzhou, a city of four million people, under a strict lockdown amid the latest surge in Covid-19 cases in the country.

China has put Lanzhou, a city of four million people, under a strict lockdown amid the latest surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. China has asked residents of Lanzhou to not leave their residences unless it’s an emergency.

According to news agency AFP, China has recorded 29 new cases of Covid-19 with 6 of them being reported from Lanzhou. The lockdown restrictions in Lanzhou were announced on Tuesday, a day after the fresh cases.