Beijing residents stocked up on essentials in anticipation of a possible lockdown as China’s capital began mass Covid-19 tests of people living or working in the city’s Chaoyang district
BEIJING—Residents of China’s capital stocked up on essentials as fears of a citywide lockdown grew after authorities began mass Covid-19 tests of people living or working in Chaoyang district, a favored location for foreign multinationals, embassies and global media organizations.
Municipal officials mandated three rounds of mass testing this week for Chaoyang’s 3.5 million people following , with 29 cases reported Monday afternoon, eight more than in the previous 24-hour period. They also announced that the movements of residents in several large city blocks covering roughly 2.5 square miles would be curtailed as Covid tests are conducted.
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