China’s Xian airport suspended international passenger flights from Jan 5

BEIJING (Reuters) - The northwestern Chinese city of Xian suspended all international passenger flights from Jan. 5 at its airport until further notice, the official news agency Xinhua said on…

Xian battles COVID-19 in worst outbreak to hit a Chinese city this year

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's industrial and tech hub of Xian reported on Thursday more than 100 new cases of COVID-19, taking its tally of locally transmitted infections to the highest in…

China local COVID-19 cases up for 4th day as Xian outbreak expands

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's local coronavirus cases rose for a fourth day, with the majority of infections reported by Xian, a northwestern city that has put its 13 million people under…

Chinese officials punished over COVID outbreak that led to Xian lockdown

BEIJING (Reuters) - Officials in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian are facing punishment after a COVID-19 outbreak led to the lockdown of its 13 million residents, authorities said on…