The severity of the recent surge of COVID-19 infections in Qiqihar, the second largest city in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang Province, has been concealed by officials, locals say. The Epoch Times interviewed Qiqihar residents on Jan. 18 and learned that the city has been locked down since last week, and many residential buildings were sealed off by authorities as part of measures to curb the spread of the CCP virus.
Ang’angxi district of Qiqihar has been under lockdown since Jan. 12 after three residents tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19. All three returned from Wangkui county, the epicenter of the latest round of the COVID-19 outbreak in Heilongjiang Province. Four of their close contacts also tested positive for the virus. These seven people live in the same community in Ang’angxi district.
