Covid outbreak in China leads to closure of schools

An outbreak of Covid-19 in China has led to swift restrictions being imposed in multiple Chinese provinces over the last week, the BBC reported.

Since October 16, cases of Covid-19 linked to travel and tourism in China’s north have reached at least nine provincial-level regions.

Parts of Inner Mongolia and Gansu province have gone into tight lockdown. Many schools have closed in both the regions; a school has also closed in Beijing, the report said.

Tourist sites have closed in parts of Xi’an – the home to the Terracotta Warriors – and some cities have cancelled large-scale exhibitions and closed venues like cinemas.

The number of cases in China is still relatively low – only in double digits. However, it is common for the country to tackle outbreaks by swiftly locking down communities when even one resident tests positive, the report said.

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