 | China reopens one city as Shanghai lockdown enters second phaseThe ruling Communist Party is enforcing a "zero tolerance" strategy aimed at isolating every infected person. |
 | Chinese postal service orders disinfection of foreign parcels over suspected link with Omicron spreadThe Communist Party newspaper Global Times cited the Beijing Center for Disease Control and virologists as making the link between the latest infections and packages from abroad. |
 | China's Tianjin orders more testing on 14 million residentsThe city’s COVID-19 prevention and control office said all who have tested positive in the initial testing round were found to have the Omicron variant. |
 | China reports major drop in virus cases in locked-down Xi'anPeople are being told to travel in and out of Beijing only if they absolutely need to and hotels have largely stopped taking new reservations. |
