Residents are banned from leaving the city and non-essential workers can only leave home to buy food
Police and staff members inspect the documents of a traveller at an entrance to a railway station in Xian.Police and staff members inspect the documents of a traveller at an entrance to a railway station in Xian.Last modified on Sat 25 Dec 2021 05.40 GMT
Most of the new local cases were in the north-western province of Shaanxi, where Xian is the main city. “So far the turning point for the outbreak is yet to come, and stringent curbs are necessary,” Zhang Boli, who helped to shape China’s early Covid response and treatment, told state media.and domestic flights scheduled to depart the city on Friday were cancelled.
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