Fresh Covid Outbreaks In China Results In Tens Of Millions Being Put Under New Lock-Downs

 

Daily Mail: Tens of millions are put into lockdown in China as its Communist Party leaders continue zero-Covid approach that has hamstrung global supply chains 

* Chinese health authorities reported over 300 Covid infections today, with clusters found in the northern city of Xi'an, Shanghai and the capital Beijing 

* In Shanghai and Beijing, officials have ordered a new round of mass testing 

* In Xi'an, residents have been placed back under 'temporary control measures' 

Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in a major tourist city were forced to shut their doors and fresh clusters sparked fears of a return to blanket restrictions. 

Health authorities reported over 300 infections today, with clusters found in the historic northern city of Xi'an - home to the Terracotta Army - as well as the country's biggest city Shanghai and the capital Beijing.  

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WNU Editor: Talked to a good friend in China this morning. Known his family since the 1980s when I worked there. He is beyond frustrated with these new lock-downs.

 Fresh Covid Outbreaks In China Results In Tens Of Millions Being Put Under New Lock-downs 

Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China -- France 24  

China: More mass COVID testing in Beijing, Shanghai, Macau -- DW  

Xi'an shuts back down as China finds first cases of new Omicron subvariant -- CNN  

Shanghai Revives Mass Testing as Cases Slip Through China’s Covid Armor -- Wall Street Journal  

Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China -- RFI  

China's Covid Outbreak Flares, Fueling Fears of Spread -- Bloomberg 

Latest Beijing outbreak caused by imported Omicron subvariant BA.5.2 -- Global Times  

Shanghai Mass COVID Testing Order Sends Shivers Through Chinese Markets -- Investing.com  

Beijing Rolls Out China's First Ever Covid Vaccine Mandate -- Bloomberg