Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Millions of people in multiple regions in China start to feel the lock again (lockdown). This was done as China tried to contain the rise in the virus due to the spread of the Delta variant.
In Zhuzhou City in Hunan Province, 1.2 million residents are under strict lockdown for the next three days starting Monday (2/8/2021). They were barred from traveling as mass testing was carried out.
“The situation is still bleak and complicated,” the Zhuzhou government said AFP.
Not only that, the Zhangjiajie tourist area in the same province was also locked down. Lockdown This area with a population of 1.5 million has been carried out since last Friday.
The capital city of Beijing also did the same. Tourists are prohibited from entering the capital, as the peak of summer holidays begins.
“Residents do not leave Beijing unless necessary,” city officials said.
The lockdown also took place in the Changping district of the capital. At least 41,000 people in nine residential communities are quarantined.
This Monday, Chinese authorities reported daily case findings Covid-19 as many as 98 cases. This number is the highest record for 2021, surpassing the findings on July 26 with 76 cases.
With these figures added, China has recorded 93,005 cases of the virus and 4,636 deaths since the outbreak first emerged in the city of Wuhan. This variant was found in 18 provinces where four areas were high risk and 91 areas were moderate risk.
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