A city near Beijing became a ghost town after 11 million residents were placed under a coronavirus lockdown.

The video filmed in the city of Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province on January 8.

According to reports, highways have been closed, schools have been suspended, gatherings banned, residential communities and villages closed off after over 120 new coronavirus cases emerged between January 2 to January 7.

Over 6.83 million residents have been tested for coronavirus and 9.8 million people's samples have been taken. The sampling work will be finished on Friday (January 8).

The video was provided by local media with permission.

1月8日，河北省人民政府新闻办公室召开新闻发布会，介绍疫情防控最新情况。截至1月8日10时，河北全省现有本土确诊病例127例(石家庄118例、邢台9例)，尚在医学观察的无症状感染者183例(石家庄177例、邢台6例)。
目前流调溯源工作正在加紧进行，但病毒的源头还没有完全查明，还需继续进行排查。
石家庄、邢台两市人员，非必要不出市，两市长途道路客运车辆暂停运营。
石家庄、邢台两市居民小区实行封闭管理，除特殊需要外，一律只进不出。

视频里记录的是1月7日石家庄街头场景，道路上空空荡荡，疫情笼罩下的城市，突然被按下暂停键，犹如一座空城。（视频由石家庄台提供）