The Chinese government imposed a partial lockdown on Tianjin, less than a month before the Winter Olympics, reports revealed on Monday.
State broadcaster CCTV said the government has pided Tianjin and its 14 million residents into three levels of restrictions.
In this sense, each household is allowed to have one family member leave to buy groceries every other day, while in prevention areas, people must remain inside their immediate neighborhoods.
In addition, buses and trains from Tianjin to Beijing have been suspended and people cannot leave the city unless they have pressing business.
The city began mass testing of all its residents on Sunday after a cluster of 20 children and adults tested positive for COVID-19, including at least two with the omicron variant, according to the reports.
On Sunday, another 20 people tested positive, bringing the total to 40. Officials believed that the virus has been circulating so the number of cases could rise.
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