China's "zero Covid policy" is bringing another lockdown to a city of millions: In the 21 million metropolis of Chengdu in the south-west of the country, people have to stay at home for the time being, the reason is 132 infections in one day. All should be tested within four days.
Because of a corona outbreak, China's authorities have again imposed a curfew in one of the country's largest metropolises. As reported by Chinese state media, all of the approximately 21 million residents of the southwest Chinese metropolis of Chengdu should no longer go outside as of Thursday evening. The entire city will then be tested within four days.
The authorities announced the strict measures after 132 corona infections were detected in Chengdu on Wednesday. Across the country, the authorities reported 307 new infections. There had already been lockdowns in other Chinese cities in the past few days. In the northeast Chinese metropolis of Dalian, for example, a curfew was imposed on around half of the six million inhabitants.
The cities of Chengde and Shijiazhuang near Beijing also imposed curfew restrictions on an undisclosed number of people. In the east Chinese city of Tianjin, the authorities ordered corona tests for the entire population. In the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen, some parts of the city were sealed off again.
China's economy is suffering because Beijing does not want to move away from its strict "zero corona policy". The aim of this is to nip any outbreak of the disease in the bud. Numerous megacities in China had repeatedly imposed tough corona measures this year to prevent the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant.
