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What lockdown is like in China's Hebei province after the new Covid-19 outbreak

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Hazmat workers disinfecting the streets of Shijiazhuang in Hebei province, China on January 21, 2021.
Hazmat workers disinfecting the streets of Shijiazhuang in Hebei province, China on January 21, 2021. © Douyin
By: Diana Liu Follow

The January 2 discovery of a cluster of coronavirus infections in Shijiazhuang, the capital of China’s northern Hebei province, has led to China’s most severe Covid-19 outbreak in five months.  

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Shijiazhuang has recorded 865 confirmed cases from January 2 to February 1, 2021. Douyin (Chinese TikTok) users are sharing videos about their life under a lockdown that has gone on for three weeks.

 
 

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