Covid-19 tests ordered for 14 million in China's Tianjin


A general view of Tianjin, China, September 7, 2021. - Reuters

SHANGHAI, Jan 9, 2022 (AFP): The northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday advised its nearly 14 million people to stay home while it conducted mass Covid testing after a spate of recent cases, including two caused by the Omicron variant, state-controlled media reported.

Tianjin emerged as a new area of concern after more than 20 Covid cases were reported there in the last few days, most of them imported from abroad, according to the National Health Commission.

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