Chinese officials punished over COVID outbreak that led to Xian lockdown – The Peninsula Qatar

Chinese officials punished over COVID outbreak that led to Xian lockdown – The Peninsula Qatar

Medical workers in protective suits work inside a makeshift nucleic acid testing laboratory set up at a convention centre following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Xian, Shaanxi province, China December 22, 2021. Picture taken December 22, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS

BEIJING - Officials in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian are facing punishment after a COVID-19 outbreak led to the lockdown of its 13 million residents, authorities said on Friday, as the number of new cases declined.