COVID – 19 : China puts major city under lockdown 01.09.2022

Deutsche Welle | Sep 1, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • China has announced a lockdown for the 21.2 million residents of Chengdu, one of its largest cities, as authorities battle a new COVID-19 outbreak.
  • The Chengdu city government is launching four days of mass COVID-19 testing and asked residents to “stay home in principle” from 6 p.m. on Thursday.
  • Other major cities, including Shenzhen in the south and Dalian in the northeast, also announced COVID restrictions this week.