Travel Restrictions: China imposes lockdown on 65 million citizens, discourages domestic travel during national holidays, ET TravelWorld News, ET TravelWorld


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China has locked down 65 million of its citizens under tough Covid-19 restrictions and is discouraging domestic travel during upcoming national holidays. Across the country, 33 cities including seven provincial capitals are under full or partial lockdown covering more than 65 million people, according to a tally published by the Chinese business magazine Caixin. It said that outbreaks have been reported in 103 cities, the highest since the early days of the pandemic in early 2020. Despite a relatively low number of infections, authorities have adhered to a “ zero-Covid ” policy requiring lockdowns, quarantines and the confining of people...