China locks down 65 million to curb COVID, discourages holiday travel

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China has locked down 65 million of its citizens under tough COVID\u002D19 restrictions and is discouraging travel during upcoming holidays.

Across the country, 33 cities including seven provincial capitals are under full or partial lockdown covering more than 65 million people, according to a tally published late Sunday by the Chinese business magazine Caixin.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

China recorded 1,552 new cases in the latest 24-hour period across a nation of 1.4 billion people, the National Health Commission reported Monday. This aerial photo taken on Sept. 1, 2022 shows nearly empty roads amid restrictions due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Chengdu, in China’s southwestern Sichuan province.Chengdu lifted the lockdown for about 1 million people in Qionglai city and Xinjin district, two areas in its southwest. Three more rounds of mass testing are being held through Wednesday. and schools remain closed with all classes online.

The fear of being caught in a lockdown or sent to a quarantine facility for even being in proximity with a person who tested positive has severely constrained people’s work, socializing and travel habits.

 

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I find it fascinating that the country where COVID was born is the only one left in the world (that I know of) that is still doing large scale lockdowns. Maybe next time, don't mess with unknown viruses?

Oh for the luv of f. VanSun, you need to be shut down, your taint on Canada knows no bounds. We KNOW your agenda, and nobody believes this sh*t any more.

To save lives...

I wish we had these kind of solid lockdowns. Instead, we had “COVIDIOTS” who continually spread COVID. China is way smarter to use the lockdown tool years into the future. We all can learn from China

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