The authorities in
Guangzhou
, the capital of the rich province of Guangdong, have decided on new containment measures for the
Covid-19 pandemic:
mass
tests
for 18 million people,
closure of schools
in attendance until April 17, travel authorized only with a test done within 48 hours and
suspension of public events.
The move, just weeks after the lockdown of 17 million residents of nearby Shenzhen, was taken after the local health department found 18 cases of Covid-19 and 9 asymptomatic on Sunday.
In Shanghai, meanwhile, the restrictive measures remain in force: the city of 26 million inhabitants has set a new combined record of almost 26,100 cases, of which 914 with symptoms.