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China Purges Xi’an Communist Official After Brutal Lockdown Measures Deny Residents Lifesaving Medical Care

Chinese Communist Party authorities announced on Tuesday that they had dismissed an official formerly in charge of a medical center in central China’s Xi’an city for his alleged contribution to an overly strict Chinese coronavirus lockdown in Xi’an this year, which denied people medical care at local clinics and ignited public outrage, the Global Times reported.

XI'AN, CHINA - DECEMBER 20: Staff members in protective suits work at the dormitory a

Shanghai Claims to Have Discovered Yet Another Coronavirus Subvariant

Shanghai health officials claimed on Sunday to have recently discovered a new subvariant of the Chinese coronavirus called “Omicron BA.5.2.1,” China’s state-run Global Times reported on Monday, noting that Shanghai’s municipal government has cited the alleged discovery as a reason for locking down parts of the city this week.

A health worker takes a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in the