Quarantining Measures Continue as COVID-19 Hits Chinese City Northwest of Shanghai

People queue to undergo nucleic acid tests for the COVID-19 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, on Feb. 16, 2022. STR/AFP via Getty Images

Quarantining measures have continued for many residents of the Chinese city of Wuxi amidst an outbreak of COVID-19.

Wuxi, a city of 7.5 million residents and 80 miles northwest of Shanghai, is an important commercial and trade hub of Jiangsu Province.