Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday (26) a confinement in the city of Lanzhou, in the northwest region of the country and with four million inhabitants, to contain a focus of covid-19 to 100 days before the start of the Beijing Olympic Winter Games- 2022.
“All residential neighborhoods must remain closed and displacements strictly controlled,” the county announced after China reported 29 local coronavirus infections on Tuesday.
Despite the small number of new cases compared to other countries, the Chinese government is stepping up surveillance as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics in February 2022.
Lanzhou authorities said that the “entry and exit of residents” will be tightly controlled and limited to essential purchases or medical care.
The new rules add to strict confinement orders imposed on tens of thousands of people in northern China, while access to tourist sites remains restricted and residents have been advised not to leave their cities except in case of necessity.
The most recent outbreak of coronavirus in China has been linked to the contagious delta variant, with more than 100 new cases reported in the last week.
Health officials have warned that new outbreaks could emerge with the expansion of detection tests in the coming days to combat the initial outbreak, which is related to a group of local tourists.
The city of Hong Kong has also announced that it will further tighten restrictions on entry into its territory, which are already among the strictest in the world, to align itself with China in the fight against covid-19.
The international financial center, with a government supposedly semi-autonomous but increasingly controlled by Beijing, already imposes a mandatory hotel quarantine of 14 to 21 days for most of its travelers.
The isolation made it possible to control the pandemic almost completely, but it is criticized by economic sectors, concerned with the city’s competitiveness.
The rules include rare exceptions, especially for diplomats or large businessmen authorized to do isolation at home, or for certain Hong Kong residents arriving from mainland China.
“Soon we will announce that most quarantine exceptions … will be cancelled,” local government head Carrie Lam said without revealing further details.
confinement in Lanzhou city, in the northwestern region of the country and with four million inhabitants, to contain a focus from covid-19 to 100 daysw of the start of the Beijing-2022 Olympic Winter Games.
“All residential neighborhoods must remain closed and displacements strictly controlled,” the county announced after China reported 29 local coronavirus infections on Tuesday.
Despite the small number of new cases compared to other countries, the Chinese government is stepping up surveillance as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics in February 2022.
Lanzhou authorities said that the “entry and exit of residents” will be tightly controlled and limited to essential purchases or medical care.
The new rules add to strict confinement orders imposed on tens of thousands of people in northern China, while access to tourist sites remains restricted and residents have been advised not to leave their cities except in case of necessity.
The most recent outbreak of coronavirus in China has been linked to the contagious delta variant, with more than 100 new cases reported in the last week.
Health officials have warned that new outbreaks could emerge with the expansion of detection tests in the coming days to combat the initial outbreak, which is related to a group of local tourists.
The city of Hong Kong has also announced that it will further tighten restrictions on entry into its territory, which are already among the strictest in the world, to align itself with China in the fight against covid-19.
The international financial center, with a government supposedly semi-autonomous but increasingly controlled by Beijing, already imposes a mandatory hotel quarantine of 14 to 21 days for most of its travelers.
The isolation made it possible to control the pandemic almost completely, but it is criticized by economic sectors, concerned with the city’s competitiveness.
The rules include rare exceptions, especially for diplomats or large businessmen authorized to do isolation at home, or for certain Hong Kong residents arriving from mainland China.
“Soon we will announce that most quarantine exceptions … will be cancelled,” local government head Carrie Lam said without revealing further details.
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