Posted on 02/07/2022 4:05:03 PM PST by SeekAndFind
BEIJING, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Authorities in China's southwestern city of Baise ordered residents to stay at home from Monday and avoid unnecessary travel as they enforced curbs that are among the toughest in the nation's tool-box to fight rising local infections of COVID-19.
The outbreak in Baise, which has a population of about 3.6 million and borders Vietnam, is tiny by global standards, but the curbs, including a ban on non-essential trips in and out, follow a national guideline to quickly contain any flare-ups.
The effort takes on extra urgency during the staging of the Winter Olympics, which began on Friday and run until Feb. 20, as well as a busy travel season for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Dozens of athletes for the Games, hosted by the capital Beijing and the northern province of Hebei, have tested positive and moved into isolation, but events have not been seriously affected.
Baise, in the region of Guangxi, reported 99 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms between Saturday and noon on Monday, Pang Jun, deputy director of the regional health commission, told a news briefing.
Two individuals have been infected with the Omicron variant, added Pang, without saying what variant had infected the others.
At least ten provinces, regions and municipalities in mainland China have found locally-transmitted Omicron infections, but the total figure is unclear.
Residents should stay indoors except for trips to buy essentials or test for COVID-19, and should opt for delivery rather than in-store purchases whenever possible, state television said, citing a statement from the city government.
It has also suspended non-essential businesses, public transport and school sessions and delayed opening of ports of entry along the international border. Essential workers will need special passes for movement within Baise.
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What, are they afraid they will run out of Kleenex?
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“The outbreak in Baise, which has a population of about 3.6 million and borders Vietnam, is tiny by global standards”
Tiny?
Does anyone else think that the Chinese reaction is way overboard? Is it something more than COVID?
I think they mean the outbreak is tiny, not the city.
Yep!
I think China is just very behind the times, as far as vaccinations.
They tried to shut down their own country.
Just my own .02
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