is something we haven t seen. xi an, 13 million residents placed under strict lockdown. each household being allowed to send out one resident every other day to the grocery store. even that is suspended as the authorities there began another round of city wide mass testing. so this is really a familiar page from their playbook in containing the virus. mass testing, mass quarantining and extensive contact tracing. disinfecting, spraying disinfectants throughout the sprawling metropolis with authorities warning residents to keep their doors and windows shut and not to touch any outside surfaces and this is a reflection of them taking no chances. the government insists their zero covid policy is working well. according to the fast number of cases outside of chinese borders