BEIJING: The northwestern Chinese city of Xian will restrict residents’ movement and business activities from Saturday through to Tuesday, the city’s government said on Friday, after dozens of COVID-19 infections were found this month.

During the period, residents should largely keep their movements within residential compounds, companies are encouraged to have their employees working remotely or living at their workplace, and various entertainment and cultural venues will be suspended, the government said in a statement.

China reports 24,268 new COVID cases on April 14 vs 29,411 a day earlier