In China, infection with the new coronavirus Omicron strain is widespread, with more than 3,000 new infections per day.
In Changchun, Jilin Province in the northeast and Shenzhen, Guangdong Province in the south, measures are being strengthened in various places, such as severely restricting citizens from going out.
Chinese health officials announced on the 13th that 3122 people, including asymptomatic people, were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the city on the 1st of the 12th.
The number of people infected per day has exceeded 3,000 since February 2020, when the infection spread in Wuhan, Hubei Province, in the endorheic region.
Of these, in Jilin Province in the northeastern part of the country, the infection spread from the 1st of this month, and the cumulative number of infected people by the 12th has exceeded 3,500, and local health authorities say that it is mainly due to the mutant strain Omicron. increase.
In Changchun, the central city, measures have been taken from the 11th to severely restrict going out to all 9 million citizens.
Also, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, which has a population of about 17 million, where IT companies gather, most companies are instructed to stop activities or shift to remote work for a week from 14th, and citizens. It is said that going out is also restricted.
In China, the "Zero Corona" policy has been adopted to thoroughly control the infection, but measures are being strengthened in various places in response to the spread of infection with the Omicron strain.