[Explanation] On January 6, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, implemented closed-loop control over all communities and rural areas in the city.

Nucleic acid testing for all employees was launched in the city.

According to the notice, all residents in the Shijiazhuang community were required to stay at home for three days.

And within three days to accept nucleic acid testing on a community basis.

  [Concurrent] Property staff in Xihu District, Tianshan, Shijiazhuang

  Our community is now under closed management, strictly controlling the entry and exit of personnel, all foreign vehicles are not allowed to enter, and vehicles cannot leave without incident.

  [Explanation] 66-year-old Yang Guihua is a resident of Tianzijiali Community in Shijiazhuang. She received a notice from the property that residents would undergo nucleic acid testing in the community.

Residents lined up in long queues wearing masks, waiting for testing in an orderly manner.

  [Concurrent] Yang Guihua, a resident of Tianzijiali Community, Shijiazhuang

  My girl and children went downstairs to do nucleic acid testing. The testing process was very simple. It took half an hour before and after (queuing up to the end of the test), and there was no discomfort.

  [Commentary] When interviewing on the streets of Shijiazhuang, the reporter saw that there are very few pedestrians on the streets.

At 12 noon, there were few vehicles on Zhongshan Road, the former busiest in Shijiazhuang.

The usual bustling commercial district along the street is almost empty.

At the Yuhua intersection of the East Second Ring Road, there are few vehicles passing by, and there is no congestion in the past.

  [Explanation] The reporter saw in a chain supermarket in Shijiazhuang that there are very few customers and very few employees.

At the entrance of the supermarket, a staff member is disinfecting the shopping cart.

  [Concurrent] Staff of a chain supermarket in Shijiazhuang

  Customers have to sterilize after they have been used, and they must be sterilized when they are brought back.

  [Explanation] The epidemic has also affected traffic.

On the 6th, Shijiazhuang Passenger Transport Terminal announced a temporary suspension. All online tickets purchased from January 6th to 16th will be returned on the same route within 1 to 5 working days.

Flights from Shijiazhuang Airport take off and land normally, and the airport has suspended passenger shuttle buses to the city and surrounding areas. Passengers can take the high-speed rail (Zhengding Airport Station), taxi or self-driving to and from the airport.

Due to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, many expressways in Hebei, including the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, the Beijing-Kunming Expressway, and the Capital Ring Expressway, are forbidden to go on the road and to persuade vehicles to return.

  Ai Guangde and Xing Lu report from Shijiazhuang, Hebei

Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]