COVID-19 Continues to Spread in China as Some Residents Start Panic-Buying

A resident undergoes a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, on Sept. 22, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Just days before the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s top conference, COVID-19 has spread to more than a dozen provinces in China.

In a southern city, there were reports of people panic-buying, while in Heilongjiang, a northeastern province, authorities forced the lockdown of residential neighborhoods.