New Covid outbreak prompts China to lock down university campus

Students were attending class remotely and having their meals delivered to their rooms

The order was issued on Sunday after several dozen cases were reported at Zhuanghe University City, and hundreds of students were transferred to hotels for observation. Picture: PA

China has confined nearly 1,500 university students to their dormitories and hotels following an outbreak of Covid-19 in the north-western city of Dalian.

The order was issued on Sunday after several dozen cases were reported at Zhuanghe University City, and hundreds of students were transferred to hotels for observation.