The city is locking down following new COVID case reports.

For a large portion of the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s government has maintained a “zero-COVID” policy, stipulating that any reports of COVID-19 cases will lead to mass lockdowns in an effort to locate and isolate the infected. One of China’s biggest cities, Shanghai, only just emerged from a severe two-month lockdown back in June, but it seems another of China’s major cities is closing up.

Beijing announced today that the Chinese city of Chengdu, with a population of roughly 21 million, is the next city to be locked down on the heels of new COVID reports in the area. Specifically, as of Wednesday, Chengdu has reported 156 cases new cases, bringing its weekly total to over 700. While not as severe of a number as the cases in Shanghai, China’s zero-COVID policy still necessitates full lockdown.

The lockdown will officially begin at 6:00 PM tonight with no defined end period. During this time, all citizens are instructed to remain in their homes, with the only permissible exceptions being grocery shopping and mandatory COVID testing, which will run from today to Sunday. Only one member of a household can leave for groceries at a time, and they must test negative beforehand. Any residents seeking to leave their homes for emergency reasons like medical attention will need approval from neighborhood committees.