Chinese city Xian vows strict Covid restrictions even as cases decline

Xian, a Chinese city almost two weeks into a lockdown, is demanding officials "strictly and properly" implement COVID-19 curbs, as new local cases among its 13 million residents have started to grow at a slower pace.

Xian, which on Dec. 23 imposed strict curbs on travel within the city and leaving town, reported 95 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed clinical symptoms for Monday, up slightly from 95 a day earlier, official data showed on Tuesday.

Monday also marked the second consecutive day for which Xian reported less than 100 local cases since Dec. 24.

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