Lockdown was imposed today by the Chinese authorities in the city of Lanzhou in northwestern China, which has a population of 4 million.
Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, about 100 days before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics, local authorities imposed "closed management", with strict controls on movement in all districts of the city which is the capital of the province. Gansu.
City residents will no longer be allowed to leave their homes except to make "essential purchases" or "for emergency health reasons," the statement said.
China announced today that it has recorded 29 new, domestic cases of coronavirus across the country, most of which are linked to the movements of a group of tourists infected with the coronavirus.
Although these numbers are very small compared to the cases recorded daily in other countries of the world, the Chinese authorities are very careful as the country is going to host the Winter Olympics from February 4, 2022.
Another epidemic outbreak in Inner Mongolia, northern China, has reported more than 100 cases since last week.
The Chinese authorities, pursuing a policy of "zero tolerance" for the coronavirus pandemic, reacted immediately by imposing restrictions and organizing mass test campaigns.
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