China locks down third city, raising affected to 20 million – The Peninsula Qatar

China locks down third city, raising affected to 20 million – The Peninsula Qatar

People walk behind a barrier outside a closed loop area designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, January 11, 2022. (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)

BEIJING A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people.