China's Shenzhen widens Covid-19 restrictions as cases rise
BEIJING - The Chinese city of Chengdu will conduct mass Covid-19 testing from Thursday to Sunday, its city government said on Thursday.
All residents in the capital city of the south-western province of Sichuan are ordered to stay at home from 6pm but households are allowed to send one person per day to shop for daily necessities.The southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen also tightened Covid-19 curbs as cases continued to mount on Thursday, with large events and indoor entertainment suspended for three days in the city's most populous district, Baoan.
At least half of the Shenzhen's ten districts, home to over 13 million of the city's residents, have now ordered blanket closures of entertainment venues and halted or reduced restaurant dining. Education authorities have postponed the start of the new school semester, which was largely planned to begin on Thursday.