Tag: Xi’an

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…


‘Hard to Buy Groceries’: Strict COVID-19 Lockdown Leaves a Chinese City Devastated

With COVID-hit Xi’an city tightly locked down, residents said they are facing the basic challenge of getting food. More than 13 million residents in Xi’an, the provincial capital of northwestern Shaanxi Province, entered their sixth day of home confinement on Dec. 28. Initially, one family member was allowed to to the home to buy necessities…


China Sees Record Daily Cases Since COVID-19 Outbreak in Early 2020

China has reported its highest daily rise in local COVID-19 cases in almost two years, driven by more than a doubling of infections in a northwestern city on Dec. 25. Xi’an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi and the latest COVID-19 hotspot on Chinese soil, entered its fourth day of lockdown on Dec. 26. The city…


Chinese City Tightens Lockdown Measures as COVID-19 Cases Surge

The communist regime in China has further tightened travel restrictions in the northwest city of Xi’an since Dec. 27, as it races to contain its largest reported surge in COVID-19 cases in nearly two years. Xi’an, which is the capital of Shaanxi Province, reported 150 fresh cases on Dec. 27, pushing the total number of…


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…


Chinese Patient With Kidney Failure Goes Online to Get Medical Treatment Amid Lockdown

A Chinese person with kidney failure had to go online to get urgently needed dialysis amid massive lockdowns imposed by the local authorities due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Li Wei, 31, is a resident of Xi’an City, in China’s northwestern Shaanxi Province, the ancient capital of the Qin Dynasty. He suffers from…


Major Chinese City Under Lockdown as COVID-19 Continues to Spread in Northern China

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Northern China, prompting authorities in Xi’an city—home to 13 million people—to implement lockdown measures. Meanwhile, a town in the capital city Beijing, known as a hub for Chinese artists, has reported confirmed cases. On Dec. 22, the Xi’an local authorities announced the lockdown of the whole city, including…


Eight Chinese Diagnosed With COVID-19 in Virus-Free Region

China’s Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia, and a dozen other provinces ordered residents to self-report if they have visited cities where eight newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients have been in the past 10 days. In Shaanxi’s Xi’an city, where seven of the eight patients were diagnosed, the city government closed tourist sites, locked down several neighborhoods,…


Xi’an Quarantines Nearly 2,000 Residents After 9 Return from Hebei Wedding

Nearly 2,000 people are quarantined in China’s Xi’an after nine residents who came into close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case at a wedding returned to the city. On Dec. 28, the nine residents from Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province in northwest China, attended a wedding in Shijiazhuang in China’s northern Hebei province—a city…