infectious-disease linked to a bar in China’s capital of Beijing is “ferocious,” local government spokesman Xu Hejian said at a news conference Sunday.
VIRUS TESTING THE NEW NORMAL AS CHINA STICKS TO ‘ZERO-COVID’
Some 166 cases have been linked so far to an outbreak at the world-regions, which emerged last week.
People wearing face masks stand in line for COVID-19 tests at a testing site during the second consecutive day of mass testing in Beijing May 4, 2022.
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CHINA SAYS SHANGHAI IS ‘OPEN,’ BUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ARE STILL LOCKED IN THEIR HOMES
Authorities reported 33 new cases on Sunday. The capital has reported 1,997 local COVID casesa> since April 22.<
