COVID-19 lockdown in China
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On 23 January 2020, the central government of China imposed a lockdown in Wuhan and other cities in Hubei in an effort to quarantine the center of an outbreak of COVID-19; this action was commonly referred to as the Wuhan lockdown. The World Health Organization (WHO), although stating that it was beyond its own guidelines, commended the move, calling it "unprecedented in public health history".
Image: Policemen wearing masks patrolling Wuhan Tianhe Airport during Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Image: A nurse measuring the body temperature for outpatients in Hubei TCM Hospital
Image: Citizens of Wuhan lining up outside of a drug store to buy masks during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Image: Staff monitoring passengers' body temperature in Wuhan railway station during the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Lockdown
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A lockdown is a restriction policy for people, community or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely.
Barricaded streets during the lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Police conversing with people during a lockdown in Benidorm, Spain