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China Reimposes Travel Curbs on Province After Virus Cases

Associated Press

   BEIJING - China on Monday reimposed anti-coronavirus travel controls on
   its southern province of Guangdong, announcing anyone leaving the
   populous region must be tested for the virus following a spike in
   infections that has alarmed authorities.

   Guangdong, which borders Hong Kong, recorded 20 new confirmed cases,
   all contracted locally, in the 24 hours through midnight Sunday.
   Guangdong's numbers are low compared with many places in the world, but
   the rise has rattled Chinese leaders who thought they had the disease
   under control.

   People leaving Guangdong by plane, train,bus,or private car after 10
   p.m. on Monday must present results of a nucleicacid testwithin the
   past72 hours, the provincial government announced. It said testing
   stations for truck drivers would be set up on major roads.

   The government of the provincial capital, Guangzhou, a business center
   of15 million people, ordered mass testing after
   locallyacquiredinfections were found beginning May 21. The government
   said700,000 peoplehad been tested through last Wednesday.

   China had relaxed most restrictions on domestic travel after the ruling
   Communist Party declared the virus under control last March. Travelers
   arriving from abroad still must be tested.

   On Saturday, residents of one Guangzhou neighborhood were ordered to
   stay at home for door-to-door testing. In some areas, outdoor markets
   andchild carefacilities wereclosedand in-person grade school classes
   and indoor restaurant dining canceled.

   China reports a handful of new cases every day but saysalmost allare
   believed to be people who were infected abroad. The mainland's official
   death toll stands at 4,636 out of 91,099 confirmed cases.

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