Lockdown has been implemented in parts of the areas of Wuhan, China, which was the first COVID hotspot three years ago at the beginning of the pandemic. Lockdown was implemented in Hanyang, one of the Wuhan districts, as a result of an increase in coronavirus cases.
More than 800,000 residents of the area were advised to stay at home from October 26 to October 30 since services in all sectors were constrained, according to a warning from the authorities.
A staff member at the canteen at Wuhan’s Union hospital tested positive, prompting the hospital to cease patient services, according to a release. Wuhan’s universities have switched back to online classes.
“It’s already the third year and things are still like this,” Wuhan resident Joy Dai, who works in the tourism sector, told Reuters. “It affects me both mentally and physically … but I’m helpless in all of this so I’ve learned to accept it.”
Additionally, there have been lockdowns enacted in several areas of Guangzhou. On Tuesday, the city reported 27 additional local asymptomatic and symptomatic cases. Five more of the city’s districts—Huangpu, Nansha, Panyu, Yuexiu, and Conghua—have been designated as high-risk areas.
The southern metropolis, a major manufacturing center, has already halted everyday social activities and ordered widespread testing in the areas of Haizhu and Baiyun.
Despite facing a greater threat than ever before from more contagious strains that get beyond even the strongest controls, China is continuing to implement its Covid Zero strategy of lockdowns, movement restrictions, and mass testing.