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<strong>China&#39;s top politicians, including Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan, has urged swift virus containment measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Xian, the capital city of Northwest China&#39;s Shannxi province.</strong></p>
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Sun, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during her recent inspection in Xian.<br />
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As many as 150 local symptomatic cases were reported from Xian – a city of 13 million people – on Sunday and around 155 on Saturday as China&#39;s central authorities pledged to <a href="http://en.nhc.gov.cn/2021-12/24/c_85433.htm">tighten</a> Covid-19 prevention and control measures to resolutely prevent the resurgence and spread of the epidemic during the holiday season.<br />
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The latest epidemic resurgence in Xian, triggered by imported infections, has spread to its 14 district-level areas and seen community transmission, making the virus containment situation grave and complicated.<br />
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Over 135,000 students sat for the postgraduate exam in Xian over the weekend amid growing concerns.<br />
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As reported by IndiaNarrative.com last week, the Chinese city was put under a strict lockdown as the country faces one of the biggest outbreaks of Covid-19 cases in the past few months.<br />
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China&#39;s health ministry is currently carrying out large-scale citywide testing in Xian, once the starting point for the ancient Silk Road.<br />
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According to China&#39;s National Health Commission, the country has had 1,01,277 <a href="http://en.nhc.gov.cn/2021-12/26/c_85438.htm">confirmed</a> cases and 4,636 deaths in 31 provincial-level regions till December 26.<br />
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Local media quoted health officials saying that the situation remains &quot;dire and complex&quot; as the caseload is expected to climb in the coming days due to the New Year&#39;s Day and the upcoming Spring Festival holiday.</p>
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