here. city in the city of xian, some 13 million residents have been placed under a strict lockdown since last week. that's something we haven't seen since last time, not since the peak of the pandemic china. authorities decided to do this because they're very nervous about the latest cases especially ahead of the beijing olympics where they are sticking to their zero policy. they are taking no chances. in xian, they are only allowing one representative every other day to get groceries. otherwise they're confined to their homes. that privilege has been suspended after they're getting a city wide testing. they're going to mask testing and quarantine and so far they still have some unanswered