Chinese city of Tianjin locks down 2.1 million residents

On Wednesday the Chinese city of Tianjin locked down three districts affecting 2.1 million residents, according to the municipal government.

The move after comes after the city recorded a total number of 137 infections since local Omicron cases were first detected on January 9.

After the city put several communities under strict lockdown on Sunday, Tianjin authorities further restricted people’s movements in three districts where most clusters of infections were detected.

This means 2.1 million people are prevented from leaving their homes, and all the public entertainment facilities and restaurants in those districts are closed.

All in-person schools in the city were suspended, and colleges were sealed off with students banned from leaving the campus, the local government announced Wednesday.

As of Wednesday, a total of 22 million people in four Chinese cities are under lockdown due to Covid-19 outbreaks.