China admits difficulties in supplying food to the confined city of Xian

The Chinese authorities admitted that they are having trouble guaranteeing food supplies to residents of Xian, a city that has been confined for a week.

Those responsible admitted that “the low number of workers and the logistics and distribution difficulties”Is causing difficulties in delivering basic supplies to the population.

The statements came after complaints on social networks from inhabitants of the city of 13 million people complaining of lack of food and asking for help.

National health authorities have instituted new measures to combat the new COVID-19 outbreak, the worst in China in recent months.

Beijing has followed a strict ‘zero COVID’ strategy that includes border restrictions and localized quarantines.

The people of Xian are prohibited from going outside except to test themselves, and some claim that it is no longer even possible to buy online.

Residents complain that they are not allowed to go out even if they have run out of food at home.

“How we live? How do we eat?”Wrote a user on Weibo, the Chinese Twitter.

These days, authorities detained at least seven people in the city for trying to bypass the quarantine, disturbing order and spreading rumors, local media said.

The city has registered more than 960 new cases since December 9. Although the increase in China is low compared to the rampant cases in Europe and the United States, Beijing wants to avoid any uncontrolled spread of the virus, especially with little more than a month left until the country receives thousands of foreign visitors for the Olympic Games. of winter.