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Beijing residents clear out grocery stores amid lockdown rumours as COVID cases surge - ABC News

Beijing residents clear out grocery stores amid lockdown rumours as COVID cases surge - ABC News

Beijing residents clear out grocery stores amid lockdown rumours as COVID cases surge - ABC News
Nov 26, 2022 46 secs

Residents of some parts of China's capital Beijing have emptied store shelves and overwhelmed delivery apps, as the city government ordered faster construction of quarantine centres and field hospitals to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases.

China reported 32,695 COVID-19 cases on Friday, of those 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them reportedly asymptomatic.

Improvised quarantine centres and field hospitals in gymnasiums, exhibition centres and other large indoor spaces have become notorious for overcrowding, poor sanitation, scarce food supplies and 24-hour lights.

City government spokesperson Xu Hejian said it was necessary "to strengthen the management and service guarantee" of quarantine centres where positive COVID-19 cases and close contacts are taken by police. .

Last week Guangzhou suspended access to its Baiyun district of 3.7 million residents, while residents of some areas of Shijiazhuang, a city of 11 million people south-west of Beijing, were told to stay at home while mass testing is conducted.

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