KONTAN.CO.ID - BEIJING. The Chinese city of Tianjin, with about 14 million people, has tightened exit controls and now requires residents to obtain approval from employers or community authorities before leaving town and a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of departure. The northern coastal city reported 21 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases with confirmed symptoms on Sunday (Jan 9), the National Health Commission said on Monday, up from three a day earlier. Tianjin said over the weekend it detected two local infections who contracted the Omicron variant. The city government announced the new exit rules in a statement late on Sunday.
Tianjin tightens control over travel as Omicron spreads
KONTAN.CO.ID - BEIJING. The Chinese city of Tianjin, with about 14 million people, has tightened exit controls and now requires residents to obtain approval from employers or community authorities before leaving town and a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of departure. The northern coastal city reported 21 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases with confirmed symptoms on Sunday (Jan 9), the National Health Commission said on Monday, up from three a day earlier. Tianjin said over the weekend it detected two local infections who contracted the Omicron variant. The city government announced the new exit rules in a statement late on Sunday.