With instant lockdowns, prolonged quarantines, and mass testing, China is the newest primary economy pursuing the goal of eliminating outbreaks, even if the focus weighs heavily on the economy.
China reported 450 infections on Saturday, up from 432 the day before. Most cases were asymptomatic.
The rising tide of cases has led to new restrictions this week in parts of the country.
Lanzhou, the capital of the northwestern province of Gansu, ordered its 4. 4 million citizens to stay in their homes as of Wednesday, and a county in Anhui province was quarantined as of Friday.
Beihai, in the southern guangxi region, also announced closures in parts of two districts housing more than 800,000 people on Saturday.
“Currently, the prevention and epidemic scenario in Beihai City is serious and complicated, and the threat of hidden transmission on the network is relatively high,” a government statement said in pronouncing the restrictions.
Earlier in the week, the Wugang Steel Center in central Henan province closed for three days over a case of Covid singleness.
The Omicron variant of the fast-spreading virus has been a major challenge for Chinese authorities as they try to limit the economic damage caused by Covid restrictions.
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