Eastern Chinese export hub Yiwu imposes 3-day lockdown

Cars drive on a street with the lighting system partially off in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China, Dec 22, 2020. (File photo: Reuters/Aly Song)
BEIJING: The eastern Chinese export hub Yiwu in Zhejiang province imposed a three day lockdown starting on Thursday (Aug 11) to contain a recent COVID-19 outbreak, the city government said on Thursday.
Yiwu is a major manufacturing export hub in eastern China and home to 1.9 million people.
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