Coronavirus digest: China tackles outbreaks with eye on Winter Olympics
29 October 2021 |
6:34 am
Tens of thousands of people in northern China have been placed under strict lockdown as officials seek to keep a lid on a growing COVID outbreak ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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