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China: Harbin – Coronavirus outbreak in mini lockdown for first time since February

Strict restrictive measures were imposed in Harbin, a city in the northeast China with a population of 10 million, after announcing new cases COVID-19 for the first time since the beginning of February.

Three of the 16 new local transmission cases recorded in China on September 21 were in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, the National Health Commission (NHC) announced today. The last time local cases were reported in the city was on February 4.

The city with -30 degrees Celsius

Harbin, known for its polar temperatures of -30 degrees Celsius during the winter, pledged today to complete the initial round of city-wide diagnostics by tomorrow, and told its residents to avoid travel unless it was severe. need, until they are informed of the test results.

The city has already told its residents to avoid moving outside its borders unless there is a serious reason and those who move must take a negative test within 48 hours of their departure.

Indoors, such as cinemas and gyms, were also closed, while tourist attractions were reduced by half, state television reported yesterday.

Lifelong learning classes in all primary and secondary schools have also been suspended for a week from today, state television reported late yesterday.

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