Cities are once again locking down thousands of neighborhoods and sending people into quarantine, even as local Chinese authorities are tasked with easing COVID restrictions.
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The situation in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality allows no delay in taking firm and decisive measures to concentrate on winning the battle against the latest COVID-19 epidemic, Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said during her recent inspection of the municipality on Monday, noting that impact on economic and social development and people s livelihoods should be minimized to the maximum extent possible.
Beijing will tighten its COVID-19 control measures starting on Thursday by requiring negative COVID test results no older than 48 hours to enter public places, as it confronts the recent large rise in infections, a senior official said on Tuesday.