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Beijing city raises vigilance as local Covid cases tick higher before Olympics

Beijing city raises vigilance as local Covid cases tick higher before Olympics

China’s capital Beijing ramped up efforts to curb Covid-19 infections, ordering checks among cold-chain firms and urging residents to cut unnecessary gatherings, as the city reported an uptick in local cases weeks before the Winter Olympics. Beijing had three domestically transmitted infections with confirmed symptoms on Wednesday, including one previously …

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New Zealand rules out lockdowns as it prepares for Omicron outbreak

New Zealand rules out lockdowns as it prepares for Omicron outbreak

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that restrictions will be tightened across the country if there is a community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus but she ruled out lockdowns. New Zealand’s tight controls and geographic advantage has helped it remain free of the Omicron …

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