household was still being allowed to send out one representative every other day to buy groceries. but that "privilege" has been suspended start thing week as authorities try to further curb the movement of people in order to stop the community spread of the virus. all of this because of the leadership's insistence on sticking to this zero covid policy, especially ahead of the beijing winter olympics, which is less than 40 days away. that's why authorities are doubling down under a strategy, harsher lockdown measures, as well. now, the numbers from the city looked quite grim by chinese standards. 151 local cases reported on tuesday. but authorities say with the lockdown firmly in place, these numbers will stabilize soon and start decreasing. and the outbreak could be over in a month or so. but this assess mment for millis