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COVID-19 Outbreaks Worsen in Beijing, Shanghai

COVID-19 Outbreaks Worsen in Beijing, Shanghai
People are tested for COVID-19 in Beijing, on Jan. 23, 2021. NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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Officials in China’s capital of Beijing and its financial hub of Shanghai announced new CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus infections this weekend and locked down dozens more neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, the northern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Hebei also reported more COVID-19 cases on Jan. 24, as did southern China’s Guangdong Province and eastern China’s Jiangsu Province.
Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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