One more Chinese city tightens COVID restrictions

Several thousands of people in China’s Yan’an city have been ordered to stay at home due to the situation with the spread of the COVID there, Report informs referring to foreign media.

In Yan’an, located 300 km from the city of Xi’an, which previously also imposed severe restrictive measures due to the coronavirus, all enterprises and companies were shut down.

Earlier in December, all domestic flights were canceled in Xi’an, the movement of trains and intercity vehicles was limited. All public events were prohibited, the authorities require residents not to leave their homes, except in urgent cases. Only one person in the family is allowed to visit stores to purchase groceries and essential goods once every two days.

The country has recorded 209 new cases of coronavirus: 27 imported from abroad and 182 domestic cases, of which 180 are in Shaanxi province.

Chinese authorities are concerned about the spread of the infection within the country amid the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, due from February 4 to 20, 2022.