China: cases and lockdowns for Covid-19 return in various regions
In China, the lockdowns after Shanghai have not ended, but have simply reappeared in other regions. The issue of "Covid zero" has not been canceled, it just makes less noise.
On Monday, China reported 380 new diagnoses and local infections in a single day. The Anhui government, which has the highest number of confirmed cases, described the outbreak as being in a critical period and the governor called for a state of war to be maintained. The city of Suzhou has ordered the closure of every social gathering place within three days. On Tuesday, there were 382 new diagnoses and local infections in a single day, including 222 in Anhui, but another 1,000 cases were recorded in other regions. The outbreak has spread to more than ten provinces and municipalities including Anhui, Shanghai, Fujian, Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Tianjin in just one month.
On Tuesday, the Xi'an Municipal Government Information Office held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic. The city added 18 confirmed and asymptomatic local infections. The authorities have announced that temporary control measures will be implemented in public places for 7 days from midnight on 6 July. This means the obligation of regular and mass covid tests, in order to identify all the infected, even those completely asymptomatic. Of course it is a wish that is not necessarily fulfilled.
As for Shanghai, after a long lockdown, the epidemic has broken out again. According to local residents, the outbreak came from Wuxi, Jiangsu. Mass testing obligations are back in many areas, and you can't go to public places or shop in supermarkets without a health pass.
The consequences are two: first of all, people try to escape before the city closures, as happened in Xi'an, as you can see here
【西安 陷 封 城 恐慌】
【大批 民众 火 长 站 排队 逃离】
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So, from an economic point of view, there is a risk that factory closures will start again, slowing down Chinese economic growth which, after the end of the lockdown in Shanghai, seemed unstoppable.
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