At least 3 cities are totally locked down, with residents ordered to stay at home as China clambers to stick to its zero-COVID strategy.
, border restrictions and lengthy quarantines to try and eliminate the disease.
Some of the coronavirus case in China have been in travelers arriving from the United States, prompting the Chinese aviation regulator to order more than 60 scheduled flights from the U.S. to be canceled in recent weeks, according to the Reuters news agency.
The city had already restricted outbound travel, which local officials said was to"ensure that the outbreak does not spill over into outside areas." Zhang Boli, of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, told local television that the Tianjin cluster is the first time Omicron has been detected spreading within China.as it attempts to stamp out a 2,000-case outbreak.
On Tuesday, chief executive Carrie Lam announced further measures including the closure of all kindergartens and primary schools until after the Lunar New Year in early February.
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