Covid-19 in China: Xian cases edge down on New Year’s Day after worst week of 2021


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New Covid-19 cases edged down slightly in Xian on New Year’s Day and thousands of tonnes of food were delivered to locked down residents , although complaints of food shortages continued in the city of 13 million coping with China’s worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of last year. An official of Xian’s Xincheng district said on Saturday that 4,100 tonnes of vegetables had been delivered to nearly 250,000 residents, while another local official said at least 1,200 tonnes of meat, eggs, milk and vegetables would be delivered to those living in the city’s special economic zone. Xian, the capital...