Chinese city Harbin, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang will go on a semi-lockdown, announced China’s National Health Commission (NHC).
The decision was made by the NHC, after the city, with a population of 10 million, recorded 16 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, for the first time since February 4.
As the new measures were made, residents of the city were demanded to avoid leaving Harbin. For cases of emergency, residents are allowed to leave but must provide proof of negative Covid-19 test results within 48 hours from departure.
The Chinese city adopted the semi-lockdown strategy that includes shutting down cinemas, gyms, with open tourist sites that can be frequented by a limited number of visitors.
Classes will also be suspended starting Wednesday for kindergartens and primary and high schools, lasting for a week, state media reported on Tuesday.
Whether Harbin’s cases were linked to the outbreak of the eastern province Fujian remains unclear. However, one of the cases was recorded when the infected person ran their test in a local hospital.
Two others, who had close contact with the first case, returned from the Philippines in late August and were quarantined in Guangzhou previously before the second quarantine in Harbin.
Following the infection of the three cases, bus and taxi services were suspended in Bayan County, the city where the three cases lived.
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