China's Coronavirus Lockdown In Xinjiang Is Severe — And Controversial : Goats and Soda

In mid-July, officials declared a 'wartime mode' for the region. Community officials continue to go door to door, sealing doors with paper strips, tape and in some cases metal bars, to prevent residents from leaving their homes. The region has effectively been penned off from the rest of the country, meaning scant information about the lockdown has emerged. In July, Xinjiang's train stations were closed, intercity bus routes canceled, and centralized quarantine imposed on residents returning to the region. 'It has been more than a week since we last had a case, but that does not mean we should relax,' said Tang Shan, a Communist Party official who oversees Xinjiang's Ganquanbao district, an industrial zone just outside the region's capital of Urumqi. 'We still ask our residents and the society at large, including our government organs, to work together in order to maintain the success we have achieved so far.'