China has confined an entire neighborhood to coronavirus outbreak and ordered door-to-door testing

On Saturday, a municipal health department notice reported that five streets in Liwan District, in the center of the city,

they were considered “high risk areas” and residents of the area were ordered to stay in their homes until door-to-door diagnostic tests were performed.

The appearance of infections in Canton It is linked, according to authorities, to the case of a 75-year-old woman, who tested positive for covid and analyzes showed it to be the Indian variant.

China, the first country affected by the pandemic at the end of 2019, has succeeded in controlling the disease, but has increased its restrictions due to the increase in cases in neighboring countries.