(The Guardian) Chinese city of Xian sees Covid cases rise as it enters third day of lockdown

Residents are banned from leaving the city and non-essential workers can only leave home to buy food The Chinese city of Xian has reported an increase in daily Covid-19 infections and local companies have curtailed activity as the country's latest hotspot entered its third day of lockdown. Xian, home to 13 million people, detected 75 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms on Friday, its highest daily count of the year and reversing the previous day's decline, official data showed on Saturday. Continue reading… .. Full story on theguardian.com Residents are banned from leaving the city and non-essential workers can only…