Covid-19 in China: Xian cases edge down on New Year’s Day after worst week of 2021
- First drop in new Covid-19 cases for Shaanxi provincial capital after a week of more than 150 reported daily
- Complaints about shortages continue, however, as locked down city of 13 million struggles with China’s worst outbreak in a year
An official from Xian’s Yanliang district said on Sunday that 1,150 tonnes of vegetables have been delivered to about 115,600 households, adding to the 4,100 tonnes of vegetables being delivered to nearly 250,000 families in the urban Xincheng district.
The first time this number dropped below 150 was on Saturday, when 122 such cases were identified, according to National Health Commission figures.
China ended the final week of 2021 with its highest tally of local coronavirus cases for any seven-day period since overcoming the country’s first outbreak nearly two years ago.
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New round of mass testing in Xian, the northwestern city at epicentre of China’s Covid-19 outbreak
Residents, who cannot leave their homes without approval, have complained about food shortages and difficulties ordering necessities such as formula milk, nappies and medicine. Officials have said the supply of necessities had been delayed by a worker shortage.