Asia Today: Virus cluster brings new measures for China city


People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk on a pedestrian bridge during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Wary of another wave of infections, China is urging tens of millions of migrant workers to stay put during next month's Lunar New Year holiday, usually the world's largest annual human migration. - AP

BEIJING, Jan 5 (AP): China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14 new cases of Covid-19 were found.

Eleven of those cases were in Shijiazuang city, where some events for the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held.

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