Starting from Dec 27, Xi'an – capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi province – ramped up its COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures, and all residents were advised not to leave their homes or gather, except to participating in nucleic acid testing as required.
Faced with the current severe COVID-19 pandemic in Xi'an – capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province – the charity song Seed of fire recently rallied residents. It was belted out by singers from Shaanxi and was broadcast on the internet, to showcase the resolve and strength of Xi'an in its fight against the virus.
As of Dec 27, Xi'an city – capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province – had reportedly completed four rounds of nucleic acid testing, with about 11.82 million tests conducted on its people.
The national entrance examinations for postgraduates started on Dec 25. Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, has promised to spare no efforts in ensuring the smooth progress of the examinations as the city's confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
Nearly two years after the COVID-19 outbreak, China has granted emergency approval for its first antibody combination therapy for COVID-19 treatment, adding a tool to the world's arsenal against the disease.
Since the diagnosis of COVID-19 confirmed cases were announced on Dec 15 in Xi'an – capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province – 2,686 people in close contact and 6,209 people in sub-close contact involved in the transmission chain in the city have been quarantined and have undertaken multiple nucleic acid tests.