Beijing tightens Covid-19 restrictions as long holiday begins

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BEIJING - Beijing will amp up its Covid-19 restrictions with additional testing requirements, officials announced on Saturday , as the start of the Labour DayThe five-day break is typically one of Ch

ina's busiest travel periods, but the country's worst Covid-19 resurgence since early in the pandemic is likely to keep people home.

Starting May 5, a negative Covid-19 test taken within the past week will be needed to enter"all kinds of public areas and to take public transport", according to a notice on the city's official WeChat page.

 

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