SHANGHAI: A Chinese city of 9 million was ordered into lockdown on Friday, and Shanghai shut its schools as authorities scrambled to halt a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that has pushed nationwide cases to their highest levels in two years.

Changchun, the capital of northeastern Jilin province and an important industrial base, ordered residents to stay at home, allowing one person out every two days to buy "daily necessities."

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