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Re: New lockdowns in China

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:56 am
by Chris Preston
China has locked people in their homes in a third city. That is now 20 million people locked in at home with no end date. Cases are still popping up in new locations.

Re: New lockdowns in China

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:25 pm
by Herainestold
Tianjin in partial lockdown
The northern Chinese city of Tianjin ordered a second round of COVID-19 testing of all 14 million residents Wednesday following the discovery of 97 cases of the omicron variant during initial screenings that began Sunday. Residents were asked to remain where they are until the results of all the nucleic acid tests are received, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Xinhua said authorities have carried out almost 12 million tests so far, with 7.8 million samples returned. Infections were first reported on Saturday in the city that is only about an hour from Beijing, which is to host the Winter Olympics from Feb. 4.
https://www.sunherald.com/news/business ... rylink=cpy

They sure can test. 12 million tests with 7.8 million returned.

Re: New lockdowns in China

Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:03 pm
by Herainestold
Hong Kong (CNN)At an office building in China's capital on Sunday, masked Covid control personnel lugged boxes of pillows and bedding through the closely guarded entrance for white collar workers stuck inside, preparing for what may be days of lockdown as Beijing rushes to prevent the spread of Omicron ahead of the Winter Olympics.

The snap lockdown meant the building in the west of the city was sealed off without advance warning, with everybody inside unable to leave and subject to compulsory Covid testing. The decision to lock the office down came after an employee tested positive for Omicron on Saturday -- the city's first recorded case of the highly transmissible variant.

For the past week, officials in Beijing had been on high alert as an Omicron outbreak spread in Tianjin, a major port city just 30 minutes away by high-speed rail. The cluster had already spread to two other cities hundreds of miles away.
They are taking no chances In China.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/17/china/be ... index.html