China has ordered more than a million people near Beijing to stay in their homes over a handful of coronavirus cases, just a week before the Winter Olympics begins.
Authorities locked down the area that neighbours the capital, but unlike other lockdowns, no public announcement was made about the fresh restrictions.
Around 1.2 million people in Xiong’an New Area – a new economic zone 60 miles southwest of Beijing – are no longer allowed to enter or leave their residential