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China's Chengdu extends Covid lockdown

Headline from Digital Journal, on the newest of 3 developments

The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a Covid-19 lockdown in most areas, maintaining curbs that have ground business to a halt and confined the

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. China extends coronavirus lockdown of megacity Chengdu indefinitely, with no end in sight to strict "zero-COVID" policy

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Chinese cities rush to lockdown in show of loyalty to Xi's 'zero-Covid' strategy

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  3. Newest

    China's Chengdu extends Covid lockdown

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

Reports & sources

27 articles, oldest first.

  1. MedicalXpress

    China locks down 21 million in Chengdu in COVID-19 outbreak (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases.

  2. Fox News

    China city of Chengdu on COVID lockdown amid spike (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    More than 21 million residents of the Chinese city of Chengdu have been locked down following a surge in COVID-19 cases. The lockdown is the largest since Shanghai.

  3. Forbes

    New China Lockdown Hits 21 Million People In Chengdu Amid ‘Zero Covid’ Push (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Chengdu, home to factories for multinational giants like Intel and Foxconn, faces the lockdown on top of extreme heat and power shortages this summer, and following tight restrictions in other major cities.

  4. The Guardian

    Chengdu locks down 21 million people in fresh Covid outbreak (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Authorities impose sweeping restrictions as China holds fast to zero-Covid policy

  5. France 24

    City of 21 million in new Covid lockdown as China maintains strict policy (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    China has placed millions of its citizens under renewed lockdown following fresh outbreaks of COVID-19, authorities reported Tuesday, as the government persists in its hard-line policy on containing…

  6. Deutsche Welle

    COVID-19: China puts major city under lockdown | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Chengdu, a city with a population of 21.2 million, will undergo four days of mass COVID-19 testing. The city recorded 157 new local infections on Thursday.

  7. Voice of America

    China Locks Down 21 Million People in Chengdu After COVID Outbreak (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Several other major Chinese cities also face lockdowns under China's 'zero-COVID' policy

  8. Digital Journal

    Millions locked down in China's Chengdu over Covid outbreak (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Millions were stuck at home in China's Chengdu on Friday after a handful of Covid-19 cases brought the megacity to a standstill.Supermarket shelves were

  9. Breitbart News

    China Locks Down Chengdu, City of 21 Million, over 600 Alleged Coronavirus Cases (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Chinese government locks down the city of Chengdu, population 21 million, over a reported 600 coronavirus cases.

  10. Al Jazeera

    China locks down 21 million people in Chengdu as COVID-19 cases rise (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    ‘The current state of epidemic control is abnormal, complex and grim,’ authorities say.

  11. Breitbart News

    China’s Lockdown Horror Continues: 70 Cities Under Quarantine (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The huge Chinese city of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, extended its coronavirus lockdown and mass testing program on Sunday.

  12. Local News 8

    Chinese cities rush to lockdown in show of loyalty to Xi's 'zero-Covid' strategy (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Nectar Gan, Shawn Deng and CNN’s Beijing bureau More than 70 Chinese cities have been placed under full or partial Covid lockdowns since late August, impacting more than 300 million people, as local authorities rush to stamp out infections at all cost in the final countdown to leader Xi Jinping’s…

  13. The Daily Caller

    Residents Are Terrified As China Brings Back Totalitarian COVID Lockdowns (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Lockdowns are back in China as the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) "zero-COVID" strategy is strained by yet another wave of infections from the virus.

  14. Foxla

    Parts of China re-enter COVID-19 lockdown days before holiday travel (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    It said that outbreaks have been reported in 103 cities, the highest since the early days of the pandemic in early 2020.

  15. Fox News

    Millions in China under COVID lockdown restrictions (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Tens of millions of residents in China are under stringent COVID-19 restrictions and officials in the city of Shenzhen said it would implement measures on Monday.

  16. The Guardian

    Chengdu, Chinese city of 21m, has Covid lockdown extended indefinitely (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    No date given for end of extended lockdown in city that is a crucial supplier of Apple products

  17. Digital Journal

    China's Chengdu extends Covid lockdown (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The Chinese megacity of Chengdu has extended a Covid-19 lockdown in most areas, maintaining curbs that have ground business to a halt and confined the

  18. KTVZ Bend

    Chinese metropolis Chengdu extends Covid lockdown, again, with no end in sight (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong, and CNN’s Beijing bureau China’s mega city of Chengdu has extended its Covid lockdown for a second time, with no end in sight as authorities struggle to eradicate an outbreak that is continuing despite stringent restrictions that have upended businesses and daily life.

  19. CBS News

    China extends coronavirus lockdown of megacity Chengdu indefinitely, with no end in sight to strict "zero-COVID" policy (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    It's not the first time authorities have put millions of people under strict restrictions with no end in sight, and all for case-load numbers that dwarf other nations.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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