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Shanghai seeks 'societal zero COVID' with rounds of testing

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Shanghai city authorities said Wednesday they […]

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Developments in this update

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  1. Beijing enforces lockdowns, expands COVID-19 mass testing amid outbreak

    Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia ·

  2. Newest

    Shanghai seeks 'societal zero COVID' with rounds of testing

    Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis ·

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95 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Beijing locks down some areas as COVID-19 cases mount (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    China's capital, Beijing, began mass testing of more than 3 million people on Monday and restricted residents in one part of the city to their compounds, sparking worries of a wider Shanghai-style lockdown.

  2. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Beijing districts placed under lockdown as COVID cases mount (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital Beijing began testing millions of […]

  3. Digital Journal

    Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing on Monday, as long queues for compulsory mass testing formed in a large central district of

  4. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Beijing to mass-test most of city as COVID-19 cases mount (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    So far, 70 cases have been found in the Chinese capital since the outbreak surfaced Friday.

  5. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    China's Capital City Warns of More Covid Cases and Begins Mass Testing in the Central Business District (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    China’s capital city of Beijing announced Sunday it would begin three days of mass testing in the main Chaoyang business district after a spike in Covid cases.

  6. New York Times

    Covid Outbreak in Beijing Prompts Panic Buying and Lockdown Fears (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Supermarkets stocked up as long lines formed. The Chinese authorities ordered mass testing to contain a rising number of cases in an affluent district of the capital.

  7. CBS News

    China starts mass-testing, local lockdowns in Beijing as Shanghai's COVID woes spread despite drastic measures (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Some residents of the capital are stocking up on food, fearing the weeks-long draconian lockdown in Shanghai could be extended to their city.

  8. Just the News

    China, where COVID began, still imposing lockdowns, mass testing as other nations ease restrictions (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Officials in Beijing said Monday they will conduct mass testing for most of the capital city's 21 million people

  9. New Hampshire Public Radio

    Beijing will mass-test most of the city as COVID-19 cases mount (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    New Hampshire Public Radio's feed description

    Beijing will conduct mass testing of most of its 21 million people, authorities announced, as a new COVID-19 outbreak sparked stockpiling of food by residents.

  10. PBS NewsHour

    Beijing begins mass testing for COVID-19 and locks down some areas as cases grow (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    China's capital, Beijing, has begun mass testing and shutting down residential areas amid a new outbreak of COVID-19.

  11. The Guardian

    Covid lockdown fears spark panic buying in Beijing as largest district begins mass testing (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Residents hope to avoid Shanghai-style shortages as Chinese authorities rush to stamp out outbreak in the capital

  12. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Beijing enforces lockdowns, expands COVID-19 mass testing amid outbreak (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Residents lined up for throat swabs across Beijing as mass testing was expanded to 11 city districts. Beijing has a total of 92 virus cases since an outbreak was discovered five days ago.

  13. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Most of Beijing to be tested for COVID amid lockdown worry (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    Beijing will test most of the city's 21 million people as a new COVID-19 outbreak sparks worries among residents of a Shanghai-style lockdown. So far, 70 cases have been found

  14. Al Jazeera

    Lockdown fears grow as Beijing orders mass COVID testing (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Residents of Beijing ‘extremely nervous’ about a Shanghai-style lockdown as authorities order mass COVID testing.

  15. Sioux City Journal

    Beijing enforces mass COVID testing, closes neighborhoods (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Beijing has been enforcing mass testing and closing down access to neighborhoods as China’s capital seeks to contain a new COVID-19 outbreak. The announcement of the mass testing in the

  16. ABC 12 Flint

    Beijing tests 20 million residents amid 'fast and furious' Omicron outbreak (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    Beijing has rolled out mass COVID testing for nearly 20 million residents in most of the city, as authorities race to contain a fresh Omicron outbreak that has sparked panic

  17. Herald Bulletin

    Beijing enforces lockdowns, expands COVID-19 mass testing (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    BEIJING (AP) — Workers put up fencing and police restricted who could leave a locked-down area in Beijing on Tuesday as authorities in the Chinese capital stepped up efforts to

  18. The Diplomat

    Beijing Enforces Partial Lockdowns, Expands COVID-19 Mass Testing (opens The Diplomat)

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    The Diplomat's feed description

    Recent moves sparked concerns that China’s capital could follow Shanghai into a city-wide lockdown.

  19. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Beijing braces for covid lockdown (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    BEIJING -- Beijing will conduct mass testing of most of its 21 million people, authorities announced Monday, as a new covid-19 outbreak sparked stockpiling of food by residents worried about the possibility of a Shanghai-style lockdown.

  20. The Guardian

    China expands Covid testing to almost all of Beijing’s 22 million residents (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Capital to undergo mass testing after 33 new locally transmitted cases as the government stick to zero-Covid strategy

  21. Daily Hampshire Gazette

    Most of Beijing to be mass-tested (opens Daily Hampshire Gazette)

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    Daily Hampshire Gazette's feed description

    BEIJING — Beijing will conduct mass testing of most of its 21 million people, authorities announced Monday, as a new COVID-19 outbreak sparked stockpiling of food by residents worried about the possibility of a Shanghai-style lockdown. The Chinese...

  22. France 24

    Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai.

  23. Fox News

    Beijing conducts mass COVID testing, enforces lockdowns (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Beijing residents lined up for throat swabs as workers put up fencing and police restricted who could leave a locked-down area on Tuesday after health officials said that 22 new COVID-19 cases were found over the course of the last 24 hours.

  24. Deutsche Welle

    COVID: Beijing residents stock up as city braces for new wave | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Residents of the Chinese capital rushed to stock up on food and supplies over the last two days, as dozens of new cases emerged in the city. Many fear a lockdown similar to what happened in Shanghai.

  25. Forbes

    Beijing Expands Covid Mass Testing To Nearly 20 Million Residents As It Races To Avoid Shanghai-Style Lockdown (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The Chinese capital has expanded its Covid mass testing efforts to cover nearly its entire population as it desperately seeks to avoid a massive lockdown.

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