Chinese govt locks down Changchun City amid new spike in coronavirus cases
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China on Friday ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area. Residents are required to remain home and undergo three rounds of mass testing, while non-essential businesses have been closed and transport links suspended. China reported another 397 cases of local transmission nationwide on Friday, 98 of them in Jilin province that surrounds Changchun.