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11,000,000 people locked down in China's Hebei province to prevent spread of new coronavirus outbreak. https://t.co/EGFZRvoo6J

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 10, 2021

11 million locked down in China’s Hebei province to prevent spread of new coronavirus outbreak

The lockdown is like preparing “for a protracted war,” said Shi Mo, a graduate student in the city of Shijiazhuang.

Jan. 10, 2021, 12:56 AM +08By Dawn Liu and Adela Suliman

BEIJING — It took just 39 new coronavirus cases for health authorities in China to put almost 11 million people into lockdown in the city of Shijiazhuang.

Health officials took no chances on Wednesday, sealing off the capital of the industrial Hebei province and ordering a mass testing drive.

Travel restrictions were put in place in the remainder of the region, which encircles China’s capital Beijing and is home to some 76 million people.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/11-million-locked-down-china-s-hebei-province-prevent-spread-n1253482?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

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