The month-long lockdown of Xi’an’s 13 million residents was China’s most stringent pandemic action since the 2020 lockdown of Wuhan.
the Chinese National Health Commission, of the 18 new local Covid-19 cases reported across China, not a single was from the Shaanxi province or its capital Xi’an.
Amid the easing of restrictions in Xi’an, officials in the capital Beijing introduced new measures to contain a growing outbreak of Covid-19 cases in the capital region, just two weeks before it is set to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Six new locally transmitted cases were reported in Beijing on Monday, four of which were in the city’s Fengtai district.
Citizens residing in “risky areas” including Fengtai, were ordered not to leave the city and avoid mass gatherings.This is a developing story.
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