COVID-19 Outbreak in China’s Inner Mongolia Rapidly Spreads, Major Port City Under Total Lockdown

COVID-19 Outbreak in China’s Inner Mongolia Rapidly Spreads, Major Port City Under Total Lockdown
Medical staff members conduct nucleic acid tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Zhangye in China's northwestern Gansu Province, on Oct. 23, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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The number of local COVID-19 infection cases has rapidly increased in China’s northern city Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia, with the city announcing a total lockdown. At the same time, three places in Inner Mongolia have been upgraded to medium- and high-risk areas.

On Nov. 29, the Chinese regime’s Manzhouli Epidemic Prevention and Control Command Center stated at a press conference that from Nov. 28 to Nov. 29, eight new local cases were confirmed in Manzhouli. Nucleic acid testing has been conducted on all residents in the city since Nov. 28. An official report released later on Nov. 29 stated that a total of 60 positive cases were detected.

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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.
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