China’s Jilin city goes into partial lockdown to contain coronavirus cluster
- Train and long-distance bus services halted, schools closed and gatherings banned as vice-mayor warns of ‘major risk of further spread’
- Six new community cases have been confirmed, bringing total to 21 – all linked to a laundry worker in nearby Shulan
Train and long-distance bus services have been stopped, gatherings banned and indoor public venues closed after six new cases were confirmed on Tuesday.
That brought the total to 21 community cases, with two asymptomatic patients, since the first infection in the cluster was reported a week ago.
“The current outbreak is very serious and complex and poses a major risk of further spread,” Gai Dongping, vice-mayor of Jilin, told reporters in an online briefing on Wednesday.
“In order to prevent and stem the spread of the epidemic, the Jilin epidemic prevention and control group has decided to implement control measures in the urban area of Jilin,” she said.
That included closing all residential compounds and rural villages in the area, the Jilin city government said in a statement.
