China has put several cities across the country and tens of millions of residents under new lockdowns, including the world’s largest wholesale hub and port cities. Many travelers are now stranded and struggling for food, production orders have been cancelled, and businesses are closing under the Chinese regime’s strict “zero-COVID” measures.
According to Chinese media, since early August a new wave of COVID-19 has hit 25 provinces of the total 31 in China, spreading from the southernmost Hainan Province to the western regions of Xinjiang Province and Tibet.
World’s Largest Wholesale Hub Under Full Lockdown
Yiwu city in Zhejiang Province in eastern China, which is the world’s largest wholesale hub, has been under a partial lockdown since early August when new cases caused by the more infectious Omicron variant were reported. On Aug. 11, authorities put the city in a three-day full lockdown, using over 500 reported cases as justification for the measure….