Chinese city of 1.2 million people locked down after three Covid cases emerge
by Helen Davidson and agencies from on (#5TMGQ)
Public transport halted and cars banned in Yuzhou as China pursues zero-Covid strategy ahead of Winter Olympics
Three asymptomatic cases of Covid-19 were enough for Chinese authorities to lock down a city of almost 1.2 million people on Monday, joining 13 million others in locked down Xi'an, where local authorities have asked for restrictions to be tightened even further.
Beijing is holding on to its zero-Covid strategy ahead of the forthcoming Winter Olympics next month, and with local officials facing sanctions or sackings over outbreaks, cases have prompted increasingly strict responses.
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