China locks down city on Myanmar border over coronavirus


Residents receiveing Covid-19 testing in Ruili in China's southwestern Yunnan province on Tuesday (Sept 15, 2020). China has locked down a city on the border with Myanmar and will launch a mass coronavirus testing programme, officials said on Sept 15, after a handful of infections were detected there. - AFP

BEIJING, Sept 15 (AFP): China has locked down a city on the border with Myanmar and will launch a mass coronavirus testing programme, officials said Tuesday, after a handful of infections were detected there.

The three cases were found in the city of Ruili in western Yunnan province, a major land border crossing point with neighbouring Myanmar.

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