Residents in China's capital Beijing will need clear Covid tests to enter public spaces, officials said, announcing fresh virus controls at the start of a Labour Day holiday
Despite mounting economic costs and public frustration, the capital city announced it would further restrict access to public spaces after the holiday period.
Despite mounting economic costs and public frustration, the capital city announced on Saturday it would further restrict access to public spaces after the holiday period. Faced with the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Chinese officials have doubled down on their zero-Covid policy, quashing virus clusters through mass testing and lockdowns.
The eastern metropolis has been sealed off for around a month after becoming the epicentre of the latest outbreak.
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