In Chengdu, Sichuan Province, which is located in inland China and has a population of over 20 million, the spread of the new coronavirus has spread, and local authorities have taken measures to restrict all citizens from going out from the night of the 1st.
This is the first time since Shanghai this spring that restrictions on going out have been taken for all citizens in a major city in China.
According to local authorities in Chengdu, the central city of Sichuan Province, China, more than 700 people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus from the 25th to the 31st of last month.
Local authorities have taken measures to strictly limit the outings of all 21 million citizens from the night of the 1st to the 4th, saying that the infection may spread further in the future. I am asking for
This is the first time in about three months since the restrictions on going out for all citizens in large cities in China were taken in Shanghai from late March to early June this year.
In China, the infection spread in tourist areas such as Hainan Island in the south last month, and after the summer vacation season, infections spread again in Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the south, and Dalian in the northeast.
In areas where infections have been confirmed, restrictions on going out have been taken, affecting the lives of citizens.
It is also one of the factors behind stagnating consumption and delaying economic recovery.