How internet services help Xian’s 13 million residents cope with Covid-19 lockdown in China


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People in the Chinese city of Xian, which has been under lockdown since late December to contain the country’s worst community Covid-19 outbreak since 2020, are turning to the internet to help vulnerable citizens struggling to get food and other basic necessities. While online food and grocery delivery services provided by Meituan and Ele.me – the country’s largest on-demand operators – remain operational in Xian, less tech-savvy elderly residents who are used to buying from physical stores have found it difficult to rely on these platforms. Xian Catering, a company that operates a dozen restaurant chains in the city, decided...