Chinese city of 13 million locked down amid COVID-19 scare
The Hindu
Beijing implements ‘zero COVID’ plan after Xian reports 140 cases in 10 days
Facing the biggest outbreak of COVID-19 cases in weeks, China’s authorities on Wednesday issued a lockdown order for the 13 million residents of Xian, the provincial capital of northwestern Shaanxi.
Officials said the city had reported more than 140 cases in the last 10 days, which are high numbers for China’s “zero COVID” strategy that calls for lockdowns and mass testing to ensure cases remain zero.
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