More than 1 million people in a city in central China were being confined to their homes after 3 asymptomatic COVID cases were recorded. Beijing has pursued a 'zero Covid' approach with tight border restrictions and targeted lockdowns
Beijing has pursued a "zero Covid" approach with tight border restrictions and targeted lockdowns since the virus first emerged.
Yuzhou, a city with a population of around 1.17 million people in Henan province, announced that from Monday night all citizens were required to stay home to control the spread of the virus.People in the central area "must not go out", according to a statement posted Monday, while all communities will set up "sentinels and gates to strictly implement epidemic prevention and control measures".
China reported another 175 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, including five in Henan province and eight more in a separate cluster linked to a garment factory in the eastern city of Ningbo. There were 95 fresh cases recorded in Xi'an Tuesday -- a historic city of 13 million people in neighbouring Shaanxi province -- which has been under lockdown for nearly two weeks.
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