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BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The Chinese city of Guangzhou imposed COVID-19 restrictions on parts of the city on Wednesday, joining Shenzhen in fighting local outbreaks, deepening uncertainty about industry and life in two of southern China’s most dynamic economies. metropolis.
Several of China’s largest cities have tightened their COVID-19 restrictions this week, affecting the activities of tens of millions of people. Eager to balance economic desires with efforts to involve each outbreak, the government said the restrictions would last only a few days, with some small towns prolonging restrictions earlier this month.
China’s so-called “COVID 0 dynamics” policy makes it an outlier as other countries phase out coronavirus restrictions, despite the burden on the world’s second-largest economy already facing slower growth.
Guangzhou, a city of about 19 million people near Hong Kong, reported only five transmitted infections on Tuesday, but the government ordered parts of a district to close closed entertainment venues and restaurants until Saturday.
The city also ordered all kindergartens and elementary schools, middle schools and the district’s best schools to delay the resumption of fall semesters and interrupt offline sessions that have already begun, according to state media on Wednesday.
The community’s bus and subway have also been reduced.
In Shenzhen, at least 4 districts with a total population of around nine million have already ordered the closure of cultural and entertainment businesses and suspended or reduced food at places to eat for a few days.
China has reported 1,675 new COVID-19 infections as of Aug. 30, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, up from 1,717 new local authorities the day before.
Most of them were discovered in the Tibet region and Sichuan province.
Shanghai’s grocery shopping mall would adjust to giant gatherings and avoid unnecessary gatherings, a city official said, as the city reported two new local infections on Tuesday, adding one discovered in the community.
Major meetings and events involving across cities and regions deserve to be scaled back, delayed or moved online whenever possible, Wu Qianyu, a Shanghai fitness official, told a news conference.