![]() ![]() Residents who need to leave Yiwu must present a green health code and a negative nucleic acid test result taken within 24 hours. ![]() ![]() Local authorities have advised residents not to leave Yiwu unless necessary and are also asking citizens from other areas not to enter the city. Mass testing in the city is under way, local reports said, adding that bus services have been suspended until at least August 8. ![]() “The cluster outbreak in Sanya has spread within the province, and the virus strain is the Omicron BA5.1.3 variant, which was reported for the first time domestically with hidden and strong transmission,” Li Wenxiu with Hainan’s health commission told the state-run Global Times tabloid.Ĭhinese authorities are also dealing with another outbreak in the city of Yiwu, considered a global hub for small commodities and located in the eastern province of Zhejiang. Targetted lockdown measures were put in place in Sanya, known for its beaches and tropical climate, on Thursday as the number of cases gradually went up.īy Friday, most outdoor venues, including restaurants, bars and the city’s popular duty-free malls were ordered shut. With air ticket prices shooting up, it wasn’t clear how everyone stranded in the city would be able to return in time. People must have two negative PCR tests taken within 48 hours to leave Sanya, He told national broadcaster, CCTV. He Shigang, Sanya’s deputy mayor was quoted by state media as saying that more than 80,000 tourists are currently staying in Sanya. “We urge the general public and tourists to understand and give their support,” the Sanya government announced on social media. The curbs were implemented at 6 am on Saturday with the authorities saying that the outbreak situation was “very severe”. Mass tests across the city have been launched. Another 103 asymptomatic Covid-19 cases have been added to the Sanya tally. The city until Saturday morning had reported 455 Covid-19 cases since August 1 when the ongoing outbreak was detected. The lockdown is likely to badly hit domestic tourism, only gradually picking up in the backdrop of China’s strict Covid policies. It’s the latest challenge for the Chinese government to balance its strict “zero Covid” or “dynamic clearance” policy and economic growth. Sanya, a city of more than 1 million people, is a tourist hotspot and the capital of Hainan province, off the country’s southern coast. (AFP)Īuthorities ordered a “static management of the whole city”, banning public transport and restricting the mobility of residents in Sanya from Saturday morning. A health worker takes a swab sample from a woman to be tested for Covid-19 at a collection site in Guangzhou, in China’s southern Guangdong province. BEIJING: Chinese authorities on Saturday indefinitely locked down the beach resort city of Sanya, often called “China’s Hawaii”, trapping at least 80,000 tourists in an effort to curb a fast-spreading Covid-19 outbreak. ![]()
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