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Harbin lays out the carpet to test for covids for 10 million people in the first place during the Chinese New Year parade

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Harbin lays out the carpet to test for covids for 10 million people in the first place during the Chinese New Year parade

On January 22, Harbin City capital city of Heilongjiang Province Northeast China Announcement to test for covid-19 To the city’s population of about 10 million people starting from Monday (Jan 24), although no cases of coronavirus have been reported in Harbin at this time.

The move is an action ahead of the upcoming Chinese New Year or Chinese New Year long holiday. which will be the journey of a large number of people that pose a risk of spreading the disease

The Harbin local government announced via WeChat that This was done because of the long holiday season. It is a time when there will be a very high travel in the country. Many cities have reported community-acquired cases of omicron, so prevention and control must be extremely stringent.

Several cities across China have recently implemented strict containment measures in their efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus. It is also under intense action as China’s Beijing will host the Winter Olympics that kick off in February.

Several Chinese cities have advised local residents not to move or require travelers to report their travel plans before they go.

Chinese authorities reported 63 new coronavirus cases on January 21, down from 73 the previous day. Of the 23 new cases, it is a community infection. The rest are people who travel from abroad. As a result, as of January 21, China’s cumulative total of COVID-19 cases rose to 105,547.

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