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Eugene

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Fri Dec 31, 2021, 04:25 PM Dec 2021

Xi'an: Cries for help and food in quarantined Chinese city

Source: BBC

Xi'an: Cries for help and food in quarantined Chinese city

31 December 2021

Some residents under lockdown in the Chinese city of Xi'an say they do not have enough food, even as officials insist there are adequate supplies.

More than 13 million were ordered to stay at home last week as authorities sought to battle a Covid outbreak.

But compared to other lockdowns globally, locals cannot go out even for essential reasons like buying food.

The government is delivering supplies but many on social media say they are yet to receive them and are struggling.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59824916

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Xi'an: Cries for help and food in quarantined Chinese city (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2021 OP
I believe what the Chinese people are saying. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #1
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