China locks down city of 4.5 million

China locked down a coastal city of 4.5 million people to halt an outbreak of the Covid19 Delta variant as the country sticks to its strict zerotolerance approach to coronavirus infections.

Residents of Xiamen, in the southeastern province of Fujian, are banned from leaving other than in exceptional circumstances. The city, a manufacturing hub for electronics from companies including ABB and Schneider Electric, closed off residential compounds, while cinemas, bars, gyms, and libraries halted business.it reported 32 cases on Monday.