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Coverage dated July 5, 2022

Shanghai, Beijing order new round of mass COVID-19 testing

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities, while tight restrictions remain in place in Hong Kong, Macao and other Chinese cities.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Shanghai, Beijing order new round of mass COVID-19 testing (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities, while tight restrictions remain in place in Hong Kong, Macao and other Chinese cities.

  2. NBC News

    Shanghai, Beijing order new round of mass Covid-19 testing amid new cases (opens NBC News)

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    Shanghai has only just emerged from a strict lockdown, and the new requirements have stirred concerns of a return to such harsh measures.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    China: More mass COVID testing in Beijing, Shanghai, Macau | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Residents throughout China are facing new wave of COVID-19 cases. New measures to stop the spread dash hopes that Beijing will end its strict zero-COVID policy.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Shanghai and Beijing order a new round of mass coronavirus testing (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Residents in two of China's biggest cities have been told to undergo further rounds of coronavirus testing following the discovery of new infections.

  5. Forbes

    Shanghai’s Latest Covid Flare-Up Triggers Mass Testing And Stock Market Slump (opens Forbes)

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    Officials have begun carrying out mass Covid testing in nine of Shanghai’s 16 districts along with select neighborhoods in three other districts.

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