Category: lockdown

To Curb COVID-19, China Segments City into 3 Types of Lockdown

Central China’s Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, announced on Jan.4 that two districts of the city were divided into three segments and each is locked down to a different level. This is the latest order the regime launched to curb the spread of COVID-19. The segments are called “Closed Zone,” “Controlled Zone,” and “Prevention Zone,”…


Residents Barter to Survive Under China’s Extreme COVID-19 Rules

Residents in western China’s Xi’an city have started to barter with neighbors for food to survive. The 1.3 million residents have been in lock down since Dec. 23, and food supply has become a critical issue for them. Xi’an residents, who are lacking in food and can’t leave home due to the lockdown, have found…


Xi’an Lockdown Worsens, Residents Cry Out for Help on New Year’s Day

It has been over ten days since Xi’an, China’s ancient capital for many centuries, was locked down on Dec. 23, 2021, with people only allowed to shop for food and necessities once every two days. The northwestern Chinese city of over 13 million people officially recorded its first COVID-19 case on Dec. 9. But by…


Strict Lockdowns in China’s Xi’an Hit Day 12

Amid strict lockdown measures in China’s Xi’an city, a local reports that authorities struck his face with a brick for visiting his grandmother. The city has deployed almost 30,000 virus prevention personnel to the streets, in an effort to completely eliminate the pandemic in the city. Tesla is opening a showroom in China’s Xinjiang region—the…


Starvation, Lockdown in China

Commentary Beijing’s COVID-19 strategy–known as “COVID Zero”—is getting increasingly draconian and arbitrary as the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates to become exponentially more transmissible. The measures include mass testing, surveillance, quarantines, driving, flight, and border controls, disinfectant trucks, and aggressive contact tracing. Reports of starving residents in lockdown are coming from Xi’an city, while “buffer zones” with…


Delta Flight to Shanghai Turns Back Midair

A key U.S. ally in the Middle East is reportedly making its own missiles with Chinese technology—a move that could complicate the regional power struggle. A sudden change in China’s virus control policy sent a U.S. flight turning back in midair. The incident put some of the passengers in limbo—most of whom are Chinese. About…


‘Enough Is Enough’: UK Conservatives Warn Against Further COVID-19 Curbs

Some British Conservative lawmakers have urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government to resist calls from scientific advisers and opposition parties to introduce further COVID-19 restrictions in England. On Boxing Day, the local administrations of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland introduced new restrictions including closing nightclubs and reintroducing social distancing. The UK government, which is responsible…


13 Million People Under Lockdown in City in Northwest China Due to Spread of COVID-19, Struggling for Food and Supplies

Since Xi’an authorities put the city of 13 million people in northwest China under lockdown on Dec. 23 due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, people have been struggling to get food and supplies. All residents in the city have been put through another round of COVID-19 testing, while 90 residential communities in the city…


13 Million People Under Lockdown in City in Northwest China Due to COVID-19

Since Xi’an authorities put the city of 13 million people in northwest China under lockdown on Dec. 23 due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, people have been struggling to get food and supplies. All residents in the city have been put through another round of COVID-19 testing, while 90 residential communities in the city…


Austria Adds Another 10 Days to Unvaccinated-Only Lockdown

The Austrian government on Thursday extended a lockdown for unvaccinated individuals by another ten days ahead of a COVID-19 vaccine requirement that is expected to go into effect in early 2022. Austrians who chose not to get vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus will over the Christmas holidays, and up until New Year’s…