Chinese cities are imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday
A woman wearing a mask carries a child past workers decorating a display celebrating the upcoming 20th Party Congress to be held in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. Chinese cities were imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a weeklong holiday, ahead of the major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week.
China is one of the few places in the world still resorting to harsh measures to keep the disease from spreading. The long-ruling Communist Party is particularly concerned as it tries to present a positive image of the nation in the run-up to a once-in-five-years party congress that starts Sunday.authorities discouraged people
Leaders don't want a major outbreak to cast a pall over the congress, but their strict"zero-COVID” approach has taken an economic toll, particularly on small businesses and temporary workers. Many in China hope the pandemic policy will ease after the meeting.the far-west Xinjiang regionBoth Shanghai, where residents endured prolonged lockdowns earlier this year, and the national capital Beijing have had a small but growing number of cases.
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