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28.11.2022 - 03:58 [ CNN ]

China’s Urumqi to ease Covid lockdown amid public anger over deadly fire

Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, local government officials promised they would ease lockdown measures in neighborhoods categorized as “low risk” by authorities “in stages.”

Residents in these areas will be allowed to leave their buildings in staggered periods of a day, but they won’t be allowed to leave their residential compounds until all compounds in the neighborhood are categorized as “low risk” areas.

28.11.2022 - 03:44 [ Last World News Channel / Rumble.com ]

Now-censored videos appear to show China‘s zero-Covid measures delaying response to deadly fire

(25.11.2022)

At least ten people are dead and nine others injured after a fire at a residential building in China‘s Xinjiang Region, according to the local fire department‘s statement. The lockdown measures appeared to delay firefighters from getting through to the scene, based on videos circulating on social media reviewed by CNN. CNN‘s Selina Wang reports.