Category: Disease

As of Thursday night, the Chinese megalopolis of Chengdu will lock down restricting the movement of its 21 million citizens. This is the largest city to close down since Shanghai's two-month crisis earlier this year, reflecting the growing disruption caused by China's ongoing fight against COVID Zero. So far, the broad Western part of the country has mainly avoided being infected by the coronavirus. Mass testing will start on Thursday evening. The city government has issued an indefinite order for residents to remain inside until further notice. One member per household...