Chinese county goes again into coronavirus lockdown fear of second wave

Chinese county goes into coronavirus lockdown amid fear of the second wave Authorities order residents of Jia county to stay home after reports of cases linked to the area’s hospital. This story is being published by POLITICO as part of a content partnership with the South China Morning Post. It originally appeared on scmp.com on April 1, 2020. Henan province in central China has taken the drastic measure of putting a mid-sized county in total lockdown as authorities try to fend off a second coronavirus wave in the midst of a push to revive the economy.