BEIJING — Xian, a Chinese city almost two weeks into a lockdown, is demanding officials 'strictly and properly' implement Covid-19 curbs, as new local cases among its 13 million residents have started to grow at a slower pace.
BEIJING — Xian, a Chinese city almost two weeks into a lockdown, is demanding officials"strictly and properly" implement Covid-19 curbs, as new local cases among its 13 million residents have started to grow at a slower pace.
"The various work that needs to be done must only be strengthened," said Mr Liu Guozhong, provincial head of the Communist Party in Shaanxi, of which Xian is its capital.The latest infections brings the tally of local cases to over 1,700 since Dec 9 in Xian's latest outbreak. Many people have been banned from leaving their residential compounds unless for urgent matters approved by their community-based authority. All residents need to have proof of a negative test result checked by community staffers before they can seek medical services at hospitals.
Xian's case count is tiny compared to many outbreaks elsewhere in the world. But Beijing is keen to keep a lid on outbreaks ahead of the Winter Olympics in February, and the Communist Party's once-every-five-years congress expected later in the year.
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