China City Tests Millions for COVID-19

According to media reports, authorities in China’s northern Hebei province have expanded travel restrictions for residents to reduce the spreading of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Hebei accounted for 51 of the 52 local coronavirus cases reported by the National Health Commission on January 7, 2021.

This news compares with 20 confirmed cases in Hebei province a day earlier, reported The Strait Times.

Additionally, Hebei’s capital city of Shijiazhuang, launched testing drives to reduce the coronavirus spread. Citywide testing for millions of residents started on January 6th.

Shijiazhuang has also suspended major transport links with outside areas, including long-distance buses, expressways, and banned gatherings. Passengers taking trains or flights must have a negative nucleic acid test result within three days of departure, reported China Daily.