Xian locks down 13 mil people as China races to zero-COVID for Olympics


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Thirteen million people in a major Chinese city were under strict stay-at-home orders starting Thursday to stop the spread of COVID-19, as authorities scramble to keep their zero-case strategy six weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics. Xian sharply tightened travel restrictions and told residents to stay home, after several hundred recently reported infections were linked to an initial case at a university in the city. With Beijing preparing to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in February, China is on high alert as it fights local outbreaks in several cities. But cases have been bubbling up in recent weeks. Xian reported...