Subscriber OnlyPoliticsPrognosisOver 100 Million in China’s Northeast Face Renewed LockdownConditions return to height of China’s epidemic in FebruaryFrustration as restrictions tighten again after earlier easingXi: China’s Virus Vaccine Will Be 'Global Public Good' When AvailableBloomberg NewsMay 18, 2020, 6:58 AM UTCUpdated onMay 18, 2020, 9:42 AM UTCSign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis.Some 108 million people in China’s northeast region are being plunged back under lockdown conditions as a new and growing cluster of infections causes a backslide in the nation’s return to normal.