China city of Chengdu on COVID lockdown amid spike
Chengdu has reported around 1K COVID cases in the latest outbreak
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The southwestern China city of Chengdu has been locked down after a spike in COVID-19 cases.
More than 21 million people were been ordered to stay home from 6 p.m. local time on Thursday as part of the city's measure.
While school has been delayed, public transportation is still operating. Approximately 70% of the flights to and from Chengdu have been suspended.
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Residents line up for Covid-19 screening in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan province Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases. (Chinatopix Via AP)
Residents are permitted to leave the city if they can show a special need.
Just one member of each family who can show a negative virus test within the past 24 hours is allowed outside each day to buy necessities.
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Commuters wearing face masks walk along a street in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Chengdu has reported around 1,000 cases in the latest outbreak, with no deaths. On Wednesday there were 157 domestically transmitted infections.
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Commuters wearing face masks walk along a street in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The lockdown is the largest since the city of Shanghai was confined for months.
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Millions of others were locked down in Dalian and Shijiazhuang.
Commuters wearing face masks walk through a highway underpass in the central business district in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The nation's stringent "zero-COVID" policy has drawn worldwide criticism, in addition to hurting its economy.
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Mainland China has reported no deaths from COVID-19 since May.
It was not clear when the lockdown in the Sichuan Province's capital would be lifted.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.