


Partial lockdowns have also been imposed on cities such as Chengdu in the southwest, Shenyang in the northeast and Jishui in the southeast. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden and a preeminent figure in the fight against COVID-19 in the U.S. Will there be another lockdown Why restrictions are unlikely despite high rates of UK Covid and flu cases Hospital admissions from Covid and the flu have fallen slightly in the UK but remain. if we have a new variant pop up which does manage to evade the vaccines, say late summer. People line up for testing at a COVID-19 testing booth in Beijing, China, August 30, 2022. Another Covid lockdown unlikely, says scientist. The measures affected about half of the 6 million residents of the port city of Dalian, along with an undisclosed number in Chengde and Shijiazhuang in Hebei province, both around three hours from the capital Beijing.ĭalian's lockdown was due to last five days, although authorities have in the past extended restrictions depending on the number of new cases discovered.īeijing has been relatively unaffected thus far, although travel in and out of the capital has been discouraged and residents are subject to testing on an almost daily basis. Sat 15.11 EST Last modified on Wed 07.15 EST Boris Johnson has expressed absolute confidence that people will enjoy a better Christmas this year than last, despite. Beijing - China has placed millions of its citizens under renewed lockdown following fresh outbreaks of COVID-19, authorities reported Tuesday, as the government persists in its hard-line policy on containing the virus.
