Four Regions Across China Enter ‘Wartime’ Mode Following COVID-19 Outbreaks

A woman wearing a face mask rides an electric bicycle along a street in Beijing, on Dec. 10, 2020. WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images

New outbreaks were reported in four areas of China as local residents complained about strict lockdown policies.

China’s National Health Commission—the nation’s top health agency—announced that new COVID-19 patients were diagnosed in the northeastern-most province of Heilongjiang and in southwestern Sichuan province on Dec. 13.