Beijing to test 20 million for COVID-19 as lockdown jitters grow

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BEIJING: Residents across Beijing joined growing lines of people waiting to be screened for COVID-19 on Tuesday (Apr 26) after the Chinese capital overnight ramped up plans for mass-testing to 20 million

on Tuesday after the Chinese capital overnight ramped up plans for mass-testing to 20 million people and fuelled worries about a looming lockdown.

Authorities on Tuesday started to close some gyms, theatres and tourist sites, the day after Beijing began testing the residents of its most populous district, Chaoyang. By end-Monday, Beijing announced it would conduct tests on 10 other districts and one economic development zone by Saturday.

 

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