As per local media reports, the measures come as Beijing is gearing up for the Winter Olympics scheduled in February.
Shanghai, which has been , reported more than 19,000 new infections and 51 deaths in the latest 24-hour period, pushing its from the ongoing outbreak to more than 100.
This was a period when China's suppression efforts successfully reduced domestic transmission down to negligible numbers after the virus China has maintained a strict zero-tolerance policy since the outbreak began and shows no signs of changing tack to living with the virus.