Chinese Omicron rule-breakers forced to carry placards and paraded through streets
Health officials and police will "strictly inspect" cars on the roads and those who break the rules could face ten days in detention and a 500 yuan fine .
Beijing ordered open spaces, buildings and roads to be disinfected after 150 new cases were reported on Sunday and 155 on Saturday.Officials in Xi’an on Monday told its 13 million inhabitants they were only allowed out from their homes when invited to take part in a new round of mass Covid testing, or for medical emergencies.
Xi’an residents took to social media to call for help, saying they were “starving” and asking neighbours to provide supplies for them.
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