China introduces new restrictions as COVID-19 cases grow
Four provinces - Langfang city, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, Heilongjiang - are now under lockdown as the nation aims at preventing the spread of the pandemic.
According to a statement from the National Health Commission, a total of 155 new cases were confirmed in Beijing on Wednesday compared with 55 daily infections reported a day earlier.
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