Chinese authorities should take a more targeted approach to tackle COVID outbreaks and rectify any extra “layers” of measures, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, as cities reeled under tighter curbs as cases spread. | Reuters
“All localities will further improve the level of scientific and precise prevention and control, strive to achieve the greatest prevention and control effect at the least cost, and minimize the impact of the epidemic on economic and social development,” Xinhua reported.
When infections were found in certain buildings in Zhengzhou only the surrounding areas were being closed and the entire community was not being “controlled indiscriminately”, Xinhua reported. Haima Automobile said logistics and personnel movements at its Zhengzhou base have been heavily impacted by COVID-19 since October.
In Guangzhou, a southern city of about 19 million where cases hit more than 2,000 for a third straight day on Thursday, officials have launched mass testing, for the time being resisting a city-wide lockdown.But some residents suspect a lockdown like the one endured by the financial hub of Shanghai for months this year may be coming.
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