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🇨🇳🦠🛂⚠️ — 🇬🇧 Reuters: Chengdu locks down 21.2 million people as Chinese cities battle COVID — " One of China's biggest cities, Chengdu, announced a lockdown of its 21.2 million residents as it launched four days of citywide COVID-19 testing, as some of country's…
🇨🇳🦠🛂⚠️ — 🇺🇸 Bloomberg: China Locks Down Megacity Chengdu as Covid Zero Intensified
— "The Chinese metropolis of Chengdu will lock down its 21 million residents to contain a Covid-19 outbreak, a seismic move in the country’s vast Western region that has largely been untouched by the virus.
The capital of Sichuan province, Chengdu will be the biggest city to shut down since Shanghai’s bruising two-month lockdown earlier this year. The move -- which will upend the lives of millions of people and businesses, with repercussions for China’s economy and beyond -- shows the country’s commitment to the Covid Zero approach espoused by President Xi Jinping, despite the disruption it’s causing.
The lockdown of Chengdu starts Thursday night and comes after officials reported 157 new Covid cases for Wednesday. The city, which accounts for about 1.7% of China’s gross domestic product, is home to technology companies and automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp. and VW China. Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest assembler of Apple Inc.’s iPhones and other devices, makes iPads in the area. Intel Corp. and other foreign firms also have facilities in the city."
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— "The Chinese metropolis of Chengdu will lock down its 21 million residents to contain a Covid-19 outbreak, a seismic move in the country’s vast Western region that has largely been untouched by the virus.
The capital of Sichuan province, Chengdu will be the biggest city to shut down since Shanghai’s bruising two-month lockdown earlier this year. The move -- which will upend the lives of millions of people and businesses, with repercussions for China’s economy and beyond -- shows the country’s commitment to the Covid Zero approach espoused by President Xi Jinping, despite the disruption it’s causing.
The lockdown of Chengdu starts Thursday night and comes after officials reported 157 new Covid cases for Wednesday. The city, which accounts for about 1.7% of China’s gross domestic product, is home to technology companies and automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp. and VW China. Foxconn Technology Group, the world’s largest assembler of Apple Inc.’s iPhones and other devices, makes iPads in the area. Intel Corp. and other foreign firms also have facilities in the city."
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https://archive.is/riuMD
Bloomberg.com
China Locks Down Megacity Chengdu as Covid Zero Rolls On
The Chinese metropolis of Chengdu locked down its 21 million residents to contain a Covid-19 outbreak, a seismic move in the country’s vast Western region that has largely been untouched by the virus.