China ‘seals off’ more than 400,000 in Anxin county to tackle small Covid-19 cluster


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China 'seals off' more than 400,000 in Anxin county to tackle small Covid-19 cluster Authorities prevent people leaving their homes in province surrounding Beijing in measures reminiscent of Wuhan restrictions There have been 12 cases of coronavirus in Anxin Photograph: Reuters There have been 12 cases of coronavirus in Anxin Photograph: Reuters Lily Kuo in Beijing 06.14 BST Authorities have put almost half a million people in Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, under lockdown as a fresh outbreak in the capital continues to fan fears of a second wave of the coronavirus. Anxin county, about 145km (90 miles) from Beijing,...