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China locks down 21 million people in Chengdu amid latest COVID-19 outbreak

Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a south-western city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Residents have been ordered to stay home and about 70 per cent of flights have been suspended to and from the city, which is a major transit hub in Sichuan province and a governmental and economic centre.

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