A security guard checks a resident’s information as they enter a residental area in Xian. Photo: AFP
Chinese Terracotta Warriors city Xian in lockdown as Covid-19 outbreak grows
- Lockdown affects 13 million people, who need permission to leave residential compounds or the city, while shops and businesses are closed
- Xian accounts for most of the country’s new coronavirus infections, while also battling deadly seasonal haemorrhagic fever
A security guard checks a resident’s information as they enter a residental area in Xian. Photo: AFP