Chinese authorities have apologized for raiding the homes of those who were made to check into quarantine hotels in an effort to discover potential hiding “close contacts.”It follows the announcement that 2,000 visitors to a vacation resort in the nation should extend their stay after more than 500 cases of the virus were discovered.The actions are a part of the nation’s severe COVID-19 response, which centers on its contentious zero-COVID strategy and entails stringent quarantines and nearly continual testing.
According to local media, police in the city of Guangzhou stormed into 84 homes to search for persons trying to dodge quarantine and to sanitize the buildings.New locks were added after the doors were later resealed. The Global Times newspaper reported that the Liwan district government in the megacity issued an apology for its “oversimplified and harsh” actions, adding that an inquiry had been started and that the “relevant personnel” would face heavy punishment.
In the meantime, 500 persons who tested positive for COVID-19 in the southern vacation destination of Beihai were prevented from departing, forcing 2,000 additional visitors to extend their stays.
