Xi'an upgrades comprehensive measures to curb latest COVID-19 resurgence

-- Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, launched a new round of citywide nucleic acid testing Monday and strengthened its anti-epidemic measures to curb the spread of the latest COVID-19 resurgence.

-- The viral genome sequencing of 137 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the outbreak identified the strains as the highly infectious Delta variants, which are highly homologous with imported cases of an inbound flight on Dec. 4

-- The megacity, with a population of 13 million, imposed closed-off management for communities and villages last Thursday.

-- The city has now set up more than 5,000 sample collecting venues, with more than 31,000 sample collectors.

-- Under the intensified anti-epidemic efforts, 135,000 sat the exam in Xi'an.

XI'AN, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, launched a new round of citywide nucleic acid testing Monday and strengthened its anti-epidemic measures to curb the spread of the latest COVID-19 resurgence.

The city reported 150 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases to 635 in the latest rebound since Dec. 9, said the provincial health commission.

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 26, 2021 shows a view of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)