After Wuhan, it's another Chinese city's turn now to go under lockdown as China prepares to fight off a second wave of coronavirus infections.?
This recent case has emerged from the city of Harbin where one woman reportedly?infected over 70 others. According to Shanghaiist, the 22-year-old student returned to China from New York last month and was placed under a 14-day quarantine. and had tested negative for the virus. She did not exhibit any symptoms at the time, claim reports.
Now, Harbin health authorities are claiming that the woman was a silent carrier of the disease which led to the spread of the infection to other people.?
Her neighbours had reportedly hosted a get-together after which one of the attendees suffered a stroke and infections broke out at two local hospitals. The infection has now spread on to more than 70 people including other patients from Inner Mongolia and Liaoning province who were already present at these two hospitals for other treatments.
Since March 12, this has been the first time that domestic transmissions of the virus surpassed imported ones in China.?Presently, Harbin has reported 52 active COVID-19 cases and 23 asymptomatic infections.?
So, in order to make sure that the infection doesn't spread any further, Harbin has placed under complete lockdown on all residential communities and villages.?
The communities and villages will be guarded at the gates and residents will have to show their health code, wear masks and have their temperature tested to enter or exit the premises. Anyone from outside the community/village will not be allowed to enter.?
All public gatherings like weddings, funerals and other events have reportedly also been banned.?
Harbin residents have also been encouraged to report anyone who violates the lockdown protocol and is not quarantining themselves after returning to China. If such an incident is reported and turns out to be true, the complainant will be rewarded with 3,000 yuan (Rs 32, 250).