Chinese City Tightens Lockdown Measures as COVID-19 Cases Surge

A medical worker is taking a swab sample from a resident to be tested for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Xi'an city, Shaanxi Province, China, on December 25, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

The communist regime in China has further tightened travel restrictions in the northwest city of Xi’an since Dec. 27, as it races to contain its largest reported surge in COVID-19 cases in nearly two years.

Xi’an, which is the capital of Shaanxi Province, reported 150 fresh cases on Dec. 27, pushing the total number of those infected to 635 since Dec. 9.