China locks down city of 300,000 over a single Covid-19 case

Residents wearing masks line up for Covid-19 test, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Beijing. - AP

BEIJING, July 12, 2022 (AFP): Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just one case of Covid-19 was detected, as Beijing's strict no-tolerance virus strategy showed no sign of abating.

China is the last major economy glued to a zero-Covid policy, crushing new outbreaks with snap lockdowns, forced quarantines and onerous travel curbs despite mounting public fatigue and damage to the economy.