Since China’s Sichuan Province entered “wartime” status on Dec. 8 in response to the new outbreak of COVID-19, local authorities in the provincial capital of Chengdu are enforcing more control measures to curb the spread of the virus, according to residents who spoke with The Epoch Times. The publication also obtained videos that show long lines of people waiting to be tested and droves of cars leaving the city.
After mandatory nucleic acid testing was carried out for some residents in four out of the 13 government districts in Chengdu on Dec. 9, Shenghua district has opened up additional testing centers and required more people to get tested. However, the criteria for determining who must take the test is unclear.
