Chinese city Xian reports rise in infections
Under the new restrictions announced on Wednesday, only one person per household is allowed to leave home every two days to buy essential goods.
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China’s Xian city has reported an increase in daily COVID-19 infections and local companies curtailed activity as the country’s latest COVID-19 hot spot entered its third day of lockdown.
Xian, a northwest Chinese city of 13 million, detected 75 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms for December 24, its higest daily count of the year and reversing the previous day’s decline, official data showed on Saturday.
Residents are banned from leaving town without clearance from employers or local authorities and households can send only one person to shop for necessities every two days.
China has a strict zero-Covid strategy, using mass testing and lockdown to stop outbreaks.
The country is on high alert for Covid as it gears up to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in February.
It is not yet known how long the restrictions will last.
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