Lone Covid Case Sends Northeast China City Back Into Lockdown

A city in the border province of Jilin has gone back into “silent management” of its Covid risk, barring all of its 3.6 million residents from leaving their residential communities unless necessary, three months after a lockdown was called in the province when omicron cases were detected.

Authorities in Jilin city implemented the measure after finding a single Covid case in the community Sunday. The measure will last from Monday through Wednesday, during which authorities will conduct three rounds of mass testing. Authorities said people who don’t take a test during the three-day period will be given a yellow “health code,” which means they will still be restricted from moving freely after “silent management” ends.