Seven Chinese Provinces Issue COVID-19 Restrictions as Xinjiang Reports More Cases

A journalist undergoes a swab test for COVID-19, part of health requirements for media workers covering a government event in Beijing on Oct. 22, 2020. NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese authorities have so far released limited information about new COVID-19 cases that have recently sprouted across the country.

Residents in Jiangxi, Sichuan, Henan, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Hebei, and Guangdong provinces described in interviews with The Epoch Times a state of anxiety as local governments impose tight travel restrictions and quarantine measures.

Xinjiang

In the westernmost region of Xinjiang, authorities announced at least 116 new CCP virus infections on Nov. 3—many more than the handful of cases they confirmed in previous days.