China has blocked 1.7 million people in central Anhui. Authorities reported nearly 300 new cases on Monday in a series of recent outbreaks testing Beijing's intolerance approach. COVID-19 (New Corona Virus Infection.
This country is the last major economy to stick to the Zero COVID strategy and has responded to all cases with strict quarantine orders and rigorous test campaigns.
Last week, the outbreak in Anhui, where authorities first discovered hundreds of incidents, came from months of blockades in Shanghai by the Chinese economy and devastating COVID restrictions in the capital Beijing. It happens when it begins to recover.
Two counties in the state (Sixian and Lingbi) announced a lockdown last week and only if more than 1.7 million residents are being tested. Allowed to leave home.
Images from state broadcaster CCTV show a vacant street in Sixian over the weekend, with people lining up for the recent sixth mass test.
According to the National Health Commission of China, the state reported 287 new infections on Monday, of which 258 were asymptomatic and the total number of cases found was only 1,000.
In a statement released by the Anhui government on Monday, the governor of the state, Wang Qingxi, told the local government, "We will take every minute and carry out prompt screening seriously." Called for prompt quarantine and incident reporting.
Neighboring Jiangsu Province also reported 56 new local infections in four cities on Monday.
AFP Fact Check Widely shared online photos verified by show that hundreds of people in Hazmat suits lined up in the samurai city of Jiangsu appear to be waiting for a bus to quarantine the facility.
Some shots showed a baby in blue protective clothing carried by people with suitcases waiting outside the hospital in the heat of the heat.
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Wuxi's temperature has recently reached 36 ° C (97 ° F).
Although the number of cases remains small compared to China's vast population, authorities say medical resources. He points out the uneven distribution of sickness and low vaccination rates for the elderly, and argues that a zero COVID policy is needed to prevent medical accidents.
However, this strategy is the second in the world. Smashes the big economy and causes rare protests in tightly controlled countries Did.
China's international isolation has also prompted some foreign companies and families to have financial means of making exit plans.
National authorities last month announced relaxation of quarantine requirements for international arrivals, rallying most Asian markets with investors hoping that the move would boost Beijing's COVID slump. ..
However, health official Lei Zhenglong argued that the new quarantine policy "never loosens the prevention and control of (COVID)."
