The Chinese cities of Beijing and Dalian announced more restrictions as authorities struggle to contain a burgeoning CCP virus outbreak.
Beijing banned all passenger vehicles from going to regions that were designated “medium” and “high” risk for virus spread.
Taxis and ridesharing cars are also not allowed to leave Beijing beginning on Jan. 4.
Dalian residents posted videos online showing local officials forcibly preventing residents from leaving their homes.
Meanwhile, a netizen in Shijiazhuang city of northern China’s Hebei Province leaked an internal report from the city government onto social media, which showed that authorities covered up the number of diagnosed patients.
Also, a doctor in northern Shenyang said he suspected a new virus variant that is more contagious is spreading across the city.
Lockdowns
A resident of Jinzhou district in Dalian told the Chinese-language Epoch Times that her entire district was locked down and no one is allowed to leave their homes. Only medical staff and epidemic prevention staff can freely move about.
The city government ruled on Monday that any resident in a controlled zone who is discovered to have left their home would be immediately sent to a quarantine center. The person must stay for 21 days, all expenses to be paid out-of-pocket.
At the same time, all other people who live in the same building as that individual would be required to stay at home for 21 days and take at least four nucleic acid tests for COVID-19.
Dalian netizens shot videos showing the current living situation in Jinzhou district.
One video was shot at the Shenglixi Residential Compound on Jan. 3, showing five workers dressed in protective suits who were sealing off the entrances of buildings by welding a steel board onto the doors.
