JILIN: A northeastern Chinese city has partially shut its borders, cut off transport links and closed schools after the emergence of a local coronavirus cluster that has fueled fears about a second wave of infections in China.

Jilin, with a population of more than four million, suspended bus services Wednesday and said it will only allow residents to leave the city if they have tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the past 48 hours and complete an unspecified period of “strict self-isolation.”

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