BEIJING (Reuters). Xian, China’s largest city, has entered its seventh day of lockdown. Residents were unable leave their houses and relying heavily on delivery of basic necessities such as COVID-19.

Xian confirmed Tuesday that 151 domestically transmitted illnesses had been reported. That’s nearly the entire 152 nationwide. It brings the number of local Xian-related cases to close to 1,000 in the December 9-28 period. So far, there haven’t been any Omicron variant cases in the area.

Although the Xian epidemic is not as severe as other outbreaks around the globe, authorities have imposed strict travel restrictions within the city and out of the city starting Dec. 23 in accordance with Beijing’s efforts to contain any new outbreaks.

Residents of the city are not allowed to move without permission from their employers or local authorities.

After he planned to depart on a 32-year old business trip, Xian officials denied him the clearance to travel.

This means that he may have to go home for his wife’s special day and spend the new year in Xian. He said that he just wanted to return home, speaking only under anonymity to Reuters.

The Xian government suspended granting permission for people to leave their homes in order to get essentials. This was because of the rise in epidemic containment.

According to the city, in-person shopping can be resumed in risky locations once negative mass tests are completed. However, it did not specify when stays-at-home orders will be lifted.

Some residents voiced concern about insecure access to fresh produce and complained on social media.

Several Xian districts have been arranging for grocery deliveries to their residents or setting up temporary booths within large residential communities selling fresh produce.

A 23-year old student in Xian spoke under anonymity. He said that one packet of vegetables had been delivered free to his house since the restrictions on grocery shopping. However, he has not been informed of the arrival of the next package.

The delivery was made without my knowledge, and the contents of the box included most commonly used groceries. “I do not crave specific foods, but it does not disrupt my day.”

MANUFACTURING HIT

Another round of citywide testing was initiated by authorities on Wednesday. This is the fifth round since Dec. 21. Officials from the local government stated Wednesday that while infections discovered through mass testing began to fall in the fourth round of testing, they were still high in the third and previous rounds.

Samsung (KS), which has a vast semiconductor base located in Xian said Wednesday that it would “temporarily adapt operations” to its manufacturing plants within the city because of the COVID-19 crisis.

BYD Co. (OTC): A Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer reiterated Wednesday the impact of the virus, but didn’t give any timeline for operations to normalize.

BYD said that some production was affected by the outbreak. “Currently, we are actively responding to the epidemic.”

Western Superconducting Technologies stated Tuesday that its production was not at maximum capacity because it complied to the COVID-19 curb. It will resume full production once the Xian epidemic is under control.