And the coastal city on the border with the Macau region announced, on Friday, that the mutant “Omicron” was detected in a person with mild symptoms and 6 others who had no symptoms, after an extensive testing campaign after detecting one infection in a neighboring city, according to “AFP”.
China is facing a surge of “Covid-19” infections, including several cases of the “Omicron” mutant, as the Asian country is intensifying its fight against the virus ahead of the Winter Olympics that will be held in Beijing next month.
Millions of people across China have been asked to stay at home in recent weeks, while many domestic flights have been canceled and factories closed.
Officials in Zhuhai have asked residents to avoid leaving the city “unless necessary,” with those who want to leave the city to submit a negative result for a COVID-19 test conducted in the 24 hours prior to departure.
On Friday, the city began a massive testing campaign for its 2.4 million residents after an infection was discovered in the neighboring city of Zhongshan earlier in the week.
Commercial activities, including beauty salons, gambling venues, sports clubs and cinemas, were instructed to close Thursday, while the authorities announced the suspension of public transport bus lines.
China has kept the number of Corona virus infections relatively low on its soil throughout the pandemic through its “zero Covid” strategy, which is based on the request for extensive testing and strict closures when infections are discovered. However, the omicron was detected in the city of Tianjin, near Beijing, before it spread to the city of Anyang.
The Chinese authorities said that they had recorded 104 cases of “Covid-19”, Saturday.
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