Streets in major Chinese cities were eerily quiet on Sunday as people stayed home to protect themselves from a surge in COVID-19 cases that has hit urban centres from north to south.
Mass testing has ended, casting doubt on whether officially reported case numbers can capture the outbreakA worker adjusts her mask behind a scarf while working on the street of Beijing on Friday. China reported 2,097 new symptomatic COVID-19 infections on Dec. 17.China is currently in the first of an expected three waves of COVID cases this winter, according to the country's chief epidemiologist, Wu Zunyou.
Social media posts also showed empty subways in the city of Xian in China's northwest, while internet users complained of delays to deliveries. Getting hold of antigen test kits was still difficult however, she said. Her recent order had been redirected to hospitals, she said, citing the provider.
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