{"id":419028,"date":"2022-03-20T19:20:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T16:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/china-locks-down-millions-more-as-covid-spreads\/"},"modified":"2022-03-20T19:20:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T16:20:01","slug":"china-locks-down-millions-more-as-covid-spreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-locks-down-millions-more-as-covid-spreads\/","title":{"rendered":"#China locks down millions more as COVID spreads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a289bdc871b7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a289bdc871b7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-locks-down-millions-more-as-covid-spreads\/#%E2%80%9CChina_locks_down_millions_more_as_COVID_spreads%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;China locks down millions more as COVID spreads&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChina_locks_down_millions_more_as_COVID_spreads%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;China locks down millions more as COVID spreads&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2020\/20-covid.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2020\/20-covid.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2020\/20-covid.jpg\" alt=\"covid\" title=\"Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Pixabay\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country&#8217;s northeast as it battles its biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.\n                                                <\/p>\n<p>                                                                                The country has largely kept the virus at bay since it brought to heel its initial outbreak in 2020 using targeted lockdowns, mass testing and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>But the Omicron strain has broken through its defences in recent months and taken hold in multiple cities.<\/p>\n<p>Jilin, the second-biggest city in Jilin province, will lock down about 4.5 million inhabitants for three days from Monday night, local authorities announced. <\/p>\n<p>More than 4,000 new infections were reported across China on Sunday\u2014with two-thirds in Jilin province, which borders Russia and North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Changchun, Jilin province&#8217;s capital, said Saturday it would also tighten restrictions for three days.<\/p>\n<p>Since March 11, Changchun&#8217;s nine million people have only been allowed out once every two days to buy food.<\/p>\n<p>The new measures mean only medical personnel and other anti-epidemic workers will be authorised to leave their homes.<\/p>\n<p>But restrictions are being eased in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen, which locked down its 17.5 million residents a week ago.<\/p>\n<p>Public transport will resume fully from Monday, alongside some administrative and business activities, local health authorities said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Non-essential businesses will remain closed however and the downtown Futian business district is still under strict anti-COVID measures. <\/p>\n<p>Shenzhen is home to some of China&#8217;s biggest tech firms, meaning any curbs on businesses come at a significant economic cost.<\/p>\n<p>China on Saturday recorded its first two deaths from COVID in more than a year.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of millions of people are currently in lockdown in other regions and authorities are rushing to create hospital beds, fearing the outbreak could put the healthcare system under strain. <\/p>\n<p>Jilin province has built eight temporary hospitals and two quarantine centres. <\/p>\n<p>East of the capital Beijing, the city of Tangshan banned traffic for 24 hours on Sunday in an effort to slow the virus&#8217; 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