The Xian Industrial and Technology Center in China reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, making the number of locally transmitted infections the highest in any Chinese city this year. Xian reported 155 new local cases on December 29th. December, official data showed. This brings the number of local infections to more than 1,100 since the outbreak began on December 9, forcing authorities to lock down the city of 13 million people. It has been since the 23rd. "Xian has entered a brisk phase in its fight against the virus," Zhang Fenghu, a city government official, told Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology, two of the world's largest manufacturers of memory chips, before the blockade could affect its chip manufacturing facilities in the area. Xian is also a major tourist destination, drawing visitors to its collection of terracotta warriors who were buried with China's first emperor more than 2,000 years ago. The authorities have launc...
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