Haikou city residents under 13-hour lockdown

At a standstill: An aerial view showing an empty thoroughfare following the closure of the area due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in Hainan. — AFP

BEIJING: The capital of Hainan province has locked down its residents for 13 hours as a Covid-19 outbreak grows on the tropical island during the summer school holidays.

The temporary lockdown of Haikou city from 7am to 8pm yesterday follows an ongoing and indefinite lockdown of the beach resort of Sanya since Saturday – which is confining vacationers to their hotels for a week – and lockdowns that started in four other cities in Hainan on Sunday.