Beijing, Shanghai Announce Partial Lockdowns Because of Virus as Citizens Return to Work

On the first working day after the Chinese New Year, few people take the metro in Beijing, China on Feb. 10, 2020. Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images

After a government-mandated extended Lunar New Year break to prevent gatherings of people from spreading the novel coronavirus, China’s businesses returned to work on Feb. 10. 

However, Beijing announced a partial lockdown, enacting stringent rules to restrict people’s movements, while Shanghai’s city government rolled out similar forms of quarantine.