China - COVID-19: Chengdu under temporary lockdown, Sichuan province - August 30, 2022

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Chengdu in SW China’s Sichuan tightens management to curb the fast spreading of the latest Omicron BA.2.76 flare-up
By Global Times
Published: Aug 30, 2022 02:58 PM

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In addition, management on departing and arriving at the city is also tightened with personnel departing the city required to obtain negative nucleic acid testing results obtained within 24 hours.

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According to the epidemic prevention authority, the measures came into effect since Tuesday will be implemented for five days and will be dynamically adjusted based on the progress of the epidemic and the need for prevention and control.

Apart from the citywide epidemic control measures, several districts in Chengdu, including Jinjiang, Gaoxin, Wuhou, Chenghua, Qingyang and Jinniu districts also detailed their respective epidemic prevention and control measures on Tuesday.

Besides, Chengdu Motor Show 2022 scheduled to be held at Western China (Chengdu) International Expo City from August 26 till September 4 was also suspended accordingly.

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Chengdu asks 21m residents to stay home after city records 766 cases
By
Xu Keyue
, Wan Hengyi and Zhang ChangyuePublished: Sep 01, 2022 09:56 PM

Some 21.2 million residents of Chengdu, the capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, have been asked not to leave their homes unless necessary from 6 pm on Thursday, which puts the city under near-static management, to cope with a surging number of COVID-19 cases as the city has recorded 766 COVID-19 infections as of press time during the latest spike.

Chengdu health authorities announced on Thursday that 106 new confirmed local cases and 51 asymptomatic infections have been recorded on Wednesday, with most of the new cases linked to the infections at a swimming pool in a gym on August 25. At present, there are 198 high-risk areas and 183 medium-risk areas in the city.

"The spread of this round of epidemic is fast, with much hidden transmission, scattered cases, and a wide range of risk places. The epidemic situation in the whole city is extremely complex and severe," Yang Xiaoguang, director of the health commission in the city, said at a press conference on Thursday.

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A woman in Weiyuan, Sichuan, was sentenced to administrative detention by the police for publishing information about a fictitious confirmed case

2022-09-12 05:42

　　On September 11, the Weiyuan County Public Security Bureau in Sichuan released a case of being punished for spreading epidemic-related rumors.

　　At 0:44 on the same day, Xie Moumou posted a remark in the WeChat circle of friends, saying: "Weiyuan Back Bay has been diagnosed, everyone should not go out", with more than 100 comments. Xie Moumou's "conclusive statement" made netizens believe it was true, and forwarded the news to multiple WeChat groups, causing adverse effects.
　　After learning about the situation, the Weiyuan County Public Security Bureau immediately launched an investigation into Xie Moumou and the dissemination of related information in accordance with the law.
　　After verification, this news was false, and Xie Moumou admitted his inappropriate behavior of making up facts and publishing false remarks. Her actions have violated the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China", and Xie Moumou was sentenced to administrative detention according to law for disturbing public order by fictitious facts.

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