Millions locked down as China wrestles worst virus outbreak in two years

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 13, 2022 10:18 pm

BEIJING: Laurie Chen, with Vivian Lin in Shanghai China placed all 17 million residents in one of its biggest cities under lockdown on Sunday, as virus cases doubled nationwide to nearly 3,400 and anxiety mounted over the resilience of its 'zero-Covid' approach in the face of the worst outbreak in two years.

The southern tech hub of Shenzhen told all residents to stay at home as the city struggles to eradicate an Omicron flare-up linked to neighboring virus-ravaged Hong Kong.

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