March 29, 2024 07:42 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
PM Modi has mastered art of manipulating democracy, hurting Constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge | Mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest at 63 | NIA arrests key conspirator in Bengaluru cafe blast case | Actor Govinda returns to politics after 14 years of 'vanvas', joins Eknath Shinde camp | 'To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture': PM posts after 600 lawyers write to CJI
China: Guangzhou tightens measures as cases rise China
Image: Wikimedia Commons

China: Guangzhou tightens measures as cases rise

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | 01 Jun 2021, 04:20 pm

Beijing: Five subdistricts in Liwan district, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, were put under strict management on Saturday as the city reported one more confirmed local COVID-19 patient and five local asymptomatic carriers on May 28, officials said on Tuesday.

In the subdistricts of Hailong, Baihedong, Zhongnan, Dongjiao and Chongkou, all residents are required to stay at home and only one person per household is allowed to go out for daily necessity shopping every day, said Huang Guanglie, director of the city's health commission, at a news conference on Saturday.

All schools, except for the final-year grades of junior and senior high schools with boarding facilities, are required to suspend in-person classes, read the National Health Commission website.

In the seven metro stations in those subdistricts, people are allowed only to exit the trains.

In the less restrictive areas identified in the multi-level anti-epidemic management program of Guangzhou announced on Saturday, including parts of the districts of Liwan, Yuexiu, Haizhu, Baiyun and Panyu, residents, are asked to reduce trips outside and avoid gatherings.

In other parts of the city, large-scale activities are strictly controlled and online meetings are advised. Indoor public venues, including entertainment venues, are required to accept customers of less than 75 percent of their capacity.

In the most restrictive areas, food and daily necessity supply is specially arranged and online shopping delivery points are installed, said Wei Min, deputy director of the city's commerce bureau, pledging sufficient and smooth commodity supply across the city.

Since the first local COVID-19 patient was confirmed in Liwan district on May 21, Guangzhou has reported five local confirmed patients and nine local asymptomatic carriers, read the website.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.