China recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases since May on Saturday and quarantined millions of people across the country this weekend under strict policies Zero COVID.
There were 450 cases of COVID-19 across the country this Saturday, most asymptomatic, up from 432 on Friday, authorities said.
The increase in cases has led this week to the adoption of new restrictions in various regions of the country.
Lanzhou, the provincial capital of Gansu (northwest), on Wednesday ordered its 4.4 million residents to stay in their homes. One of the cities in the province anhui (it’s) capped from Friday.
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Earlier this week, the authorities introduced a general quarantine. Ugana major steel center in Henan province (center), after a single case was discovered COVID-19.
AT BeihaiIn the province of Guangxi (south), authorities announced this Saturday a partial lockdown in two cities with more than 800,000 inhabitants.
“Currently, the epidemic prevention and control situation in Beihai City is serious and difficult, and the risk of infection to the population is relatively high,” the government said in a statement. ad Restrictions.
China is the last major country in the world to pursue the goal of ending the epidemic through lockdowns, lengthy quarantines and mass testing, even though the strategy Zero COVID This has a strong impact on the economy. (AFP)
Source: RPP
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