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Baise COVID19 Lockdown

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China: Lockdown imposed on Baise city as COVID-19 cases rise

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Feb 07, 2022, at 03:48 pm

#China #ChinaCOVID19 #Baise #BaseLockdown

Baise: Authorities have imposed a lockdown in Baise city of China after 98 people tested positive for COVID-19 in a preliminary screening test carried out on Sunday.

The lockdown is implemented from Monday.

Previously, the city reported 43 confirmed cases, local authorities told Global Times.

The first round of large-scale nucleic acid test involved over 200,000 local residents. A total of 98 tests returned with positive results and 87 have been reexamined, reports the newspaper.

Baise has a population of 4 million people.

China's capital Beijing city is currently hosting the Winter Olympics.

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