Lanzhou, a northwest Chinese city with a population of 4 million entered a lockdown today, part of efforts to combat a surge in domestic COVID-19 cases, with residents required to not leave home except in emergencies.
With 29 new cases in China, the local administration announced in a statement that closed management will be “implemented in all sorts of residential communities.”
Residents of Lanzhou city will be required to stay at home, as access to any outdoor activity will not be allowed.
Although China reports a low number of cases compared to global rates, cities in the country are still undergoing lockdowns and strict restrictions, part of the country’s zero-case strategy throughout the pandemic.
After Delta’s outbreak in the Asian country, thousands of people in northern China were put under strict restrictions which were also applied to the city of Beijing that started refraining access to tourist sites advising residents not to leave the city unless necessary.
This decision led to the shutdown of several housing residents in Beijing and the postponement of a marathon at which 30,000 athletes were expected.
The official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday that the party secretary of Ejin Banner in the northern Inner Mongolia region had been removed from his position, “due to poor performance and implementation in epidemic prevention and control”.
The Chinese authorities are as well determined to subdue the latest outbreak, with the Winter Olympics just 100 days away.
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