COVID-19 Spreads to Beijing’s Political Center, Traveling Residents Not Allowed to Return

COVID-19 Spreads to Beijing’s Political Center, Traveling Residents Not Allowed to Return
People queue for swab test for Covid-19 coronavirus in Beijing on November 1, 2021. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images
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Beijing residents, traveling outside their city, are not allowed to return to the capital as authorities tighten COVID-19 measures in response to a rising number of cases in 16 provinces.

Authorities announced on Nov. 1 that Beijingers who had left the city should not come back any time soon.

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