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US embassy in China urges Americans to stock up on daily necessities amid Covid surge and protests
- Control measures could include residential quarantines, mass testing, transport disruptions and possible family separation, says mission in Beijing
- ‘We encourage all US citizens to keep a 14-day supply of medications, bottled water, and food’, it adds
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The US embassy in Beijing is urging American citizens in China to stock up on daily necessities in case of quarantines and lockdowns amid protests in major cities against the nation’s zero-Covid policy as cases soar and controls tighten.
In a statement directed at American citizens on Monday, the embassy said Chinese authorities had expanded Covid-19 prevention restrictions and control measures as outbreaks happen.
The measures could include residential quarantines, mass testing, closures, transport disruptions, lockdowns and possible family separation, according to the statement.
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“We encourage all US citizens to keep a 14-day supply of medications, bottled water, and food for yourself and any members of your household,” the embassy said.
Nicholas Burns, the US ambassador to China, and other diplomats in the country have regularly raised concerns related to the Covid restrictions “directly” with senior Chinese officials and will continue to do so, the embassy added.
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