China Extends Lockdown in Parts of Chengdu, Expands Testing

Community residents line up for nucleic acid tests in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Sept. 3. Photo: Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — China extended its lockdown in districts of western megacity Chengdu and ordered more mass testing there from Sunday as it tries to contain a Covid outbreak.

Chengdu’s central Jinjiang district will further intensify lockdowns and extend control measures for at least three days starting Sunday, authorities said in a statement. Other districts also announced a third round of Covid tests on Sunday. People should return home immediately after being tested, the officials said.