Beijing warns of 'explosive' Covid-19 outbreak connected to bar; Shanghai to continue citywide testing on 25 million residents


A delivery driver wearing a face mask walks past a mural at a shopping center in Beijing, Saturday, June 11, 2022. - AP

SHANGHAI, June 12 (Reuters/Bloomberg): China’s capital Beijing is experiencing an “explosive” Covid-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a government spokesman said late Saturday (June 11), as Shanghai conducted mass testing to contain a jump in cases tied to a hair salon.

The warning followed a new tightening of Covid-19 curbs in Beijing since Thursday, with at least two districts closing some entertainment venues after a flare-up in a neighbourhood full of nightlife, shopping and embassies.

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