In the Chinese city of Wuhan, almost a million people in the Jiangxia district have been placed on lockdown because four corona infections have been discovered in recent days. According to the BBC the infected people did not suffer from corona-related symptoms.
At the end of 2019, the corona pandemic (almost certainly) started at an animal market in Wuhan. A group of international researchers, including virologist Marion Koopmans, concluded that in an article in the leading scientific journal science.
China has a very strict corona policy with the goal: zero infections. Violent action is being taken against people who violate the corona measures. According to news agency Reuters Wuhan residents are concerned about the strict lockdown being imposed on them. The city has more than 11 million inhabitants.
At the beginning of June, the long, strict lockdown in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai was lifted. Residents had to stay at home for two months. At the moment, strict corona measures also apply in the city of Shenzhen. Hundreds of large companies have to limit contact with the outside world because of a few dozen corona infections.