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New Year celebrations have been canceled in several cities as China continues to exercise extreme caution to curb the spread of corona.
The city of Xi’an in the country is currently under heavy curfew. Transportation services have been suspended and people have been denied permission to leave their homes.
Only one person in the family is allowed to go out once every two days for essential needs. Despite such severe restrictions, corona exposure has been confirmed for 161 new people in Xi’an.
Therefore, health officials in many parts of China have intensified testing. With the Winter Olympics set to take place in Beijing in February next year, preventive measures have been intensified
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