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China’s megalopolis of Chengdu, located in the southwestern province of Sichuan, has been placed under lockdown after a new cluster of COVID-19 infections was detected. Authorities announced on Sept. 1 that the city’s 21.2 million residents would be subjected to four days of nucleic acid testing in efforts to quell further spread of the virus. Chengdu’s local government also said in a statement that all residents would be banned from leaving their homes after 6 p.m. — and only one person per household is allowed to leave each day to purchase foods and other necessities. MORE ON CHINA’S ‘ZERO-COVID’ POLICIES:...
