China has decreed a confinement affecting 1.7 million people in the province of Anhui (east), where some 300 new cases of covid were reported this Monday as part of a outbreak of the epidemic in certain regions.
The Asian giant is taking an approach firm against the virus, with large detection campaigns, mandatory quarantines and lockdowns as soon as some cases appear.
The renewed epidemic in Anhui comes at a time when the chinese economy if you are recovering slowly from the Shanghai lockdown, gotten up after several months.
Two townships in the province, Sixian and Lingbi, have announced closures affecting more than 1.7 million people. They can only leave their homes to get tested.
Public broadcaster CCTV broadcast images of empty streets in Sixian over the weekend, with locals lining up to take their sixth PCR test in days.
The Health Ministry reported 287 new positive cases for Anhui on Monday, bringing the total to more than 1,000 for the province in recent days.
The provincial governor, Wang Qingxian, urged the authorities to “implement quick tests”as well as to quarantine and report cases as soon as possible.
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Photos circulating on social media and verified by AFP show hundreds of people dressed in full protective suits queuing in Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu. They are apparently waiting to board the buses to get to the quarantine centers.
In Wuxi People’s Hospital, the entire obstetrics and gynecology department is in a square cabin. Maternity and baby all go in. pic.twitter.com/7fHRbw0Vla
— happy bird (@uyunistar) July 4, 2022
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Some photos show babies dressed in blue protective clothing, shouldered by people dragging suitcases and waiting outside a hospital in sweltering heat. Temperatures in Wuxi have reached 36 degrees in recent days.
The number of cases remains very low in China compared to the vast majority of other countries.
But authorities intend to limit the circulation of the virus as much as possible due to limited medical resources in certain places and the relatively low rate of vaccination among the elderly.
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However, this strategy weighs heavily on the economy of the Asian giant.
The only notable relaxation adopted in recent weeks by the authorities: the quarantine on arrival in China is now reduced to 10 days, down from 21 initially.
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