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

Beijing, July 6 (BNA): Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing after new cases were discovered in the two cities, while tighter restrictions remain in place in Hong Kong, Macau and other Chinese cities.

Shanghai has just emerged from a strict lockdown that has confined most of its 24 million residents to their homes for weeks, and new requirements have raised fears of a return to such harsh measures, according to the Associated Press.

The latest outbreak in China’s largest city, a major international business hub, has been linked to a karaoke parlor that reopened without permission during the lockdown and failed to implement prevention measures among staff and customers, including tracing others who had contact with them, according to the British Guardian newspaper. to the City Health Commission. All of these outlets have been ordered to temporarily stop work in the city’s Department of Culture and Tourism.

Beijing has also seen a recent outbreak linked to nightlife venues. It has been conducting regular tests for weeks, and at least one apartment complex in the suburb of Shawnee, where many foreigners live, has been sealed off with a steel fence installed above its entrance to prevent residents from leaving.

Enforcement in the Chinese capital has been much more moderate than in Shanghai, although officials continue to require regular screening and prevention measures.

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