Chinese authorities in Shanghai ordered a total lockdown on the city’s population Tuesday, after noticing a spike in COVID-19 infections.
This move came after the city recorded over 13,000 positive cases, following the spread of the new Omicron’s strain nationwide.
Shanghai, the country’s biggest city accounts for 26 million people, which pushed authorities to react in order to curb the spread of the virus.
China previously ordered a local lockdown on the residents of Shenzhen as well as the residents of Changchun city in the northeast, following another spike of COVID-19 infections.
The country also ordered its population to stay at home to avoid infection.
The average number of new infections reported each day in China rises by more than 840 over the last 3 weeks, 18% of its previous peak, according to Reuters’ latest COVID Tracker released Tuesday.
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