CHINA-HEALTH: CHINA HAS SHUT DOWN MORE CITIES AND PUT 50 MILLION PEOPLE IN LOCKDOWN
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Chinese authorities have already put Shenzhen, the giant manufacturing hub near Hong Kong,
into full lockdown, along with Jilin province. In Shanghai, schools and businesses have already
closed, and numerous Beijing and Tianjin compounds have shut down. More than 50 million
people are already locked down across China and it seems likely that the numbers will continue
to grow in the coming weeks. The People's Daily (March 18) published two main articles on
the COVID-19 situation, including one on Xi Jinping chairing a PBSC meeting and an editorial
arguing that the "general strategy and policy of epidemic prevention are correct and effective"
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