China places millions under lockdown to tackle biggest coronavirus outbreak in two years


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InternationalHealth By Muzna Mishal Waseem On Mar 20, 2022, 11:17 pm 8 0 Mar 20, 2022: China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country’s northeast as it battles its biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years. The country has largely kept the virus at bay since it brought to heel its initial outbreak in 2020 using targeted lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions. After the Omicron strain of COVID-19 has taken hold in multiple cities across China, Jilin, the second-biggest city in Jilin province, will lock down about 4.5 million inhabitants for three days from Monday...