China on Thursday confined more than 20 million people in Chengdu, a metropolis in the country’s southwest, as the Asian giant faces a limited epidemic rebound. The country continues to follow a strict health strategy despite a much lower number of contaminations than the rest of the world. This policy translates into multiple confinements as soon as positive cases appear, in almost mandatory PCR tests every 72, 48 or even 24 hours, in quarantine posts but also in the unexpected closure of factories and businesses.
Chengdu, one of the largest cities in China, reported 157 new positive cases of covid on Thursday. To stop the contamination, the authorities ordered the screening of some 20 million inhabitants. Everyone will have to “stay home” from Thursday at 6:00 p.m., added the consistory, without specifying the duration of this measure. Each household will be able to send one person each day to buy groceries and necessities, subject to the presentation of a PCR test that is less than 24 hours old.
Closed entertainment venues
China has faced in recent weeks a limited epidemic rebound in the number of cases but that already affects a large part of the country’s provinces. In at least a dozen cities and regions, the start of the school year has been postponed or is taking place online, according to the official press. This is particularly the case in Xining, a city of 2.5 million people and the capital of Qinghai, a vast province that notably borders Tibet (west). In Shenzhen (south), a large metropolis bordering Hong Kong, the authorities announced Thursday night the establishment of new restrictions in the Nanshan district, home to many local technology giants such as Tencent (video games, internet) and ZTE. . (telecommunications).
Entertainment venues such as bars, cinemas and karaoke establishments have been ordered closed, district authorities said in a statement. Nanshan residents must also present a PCR test that is less than 24 hours old to enter their residential complexes.
Source: BFM TV
