Coronavirus and its restrictions return to Beijing after Covid-19 outbreak at market


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A security officer stands guard outside the Xinfadi wholesale food market. Credit: AP It’s back. Coronavirus and the restrictions have returned to Beijing. After eight weeks without a single locally transmitted case, parts of the capital are back in lockdown and people travelling to and from the city are being required to quarantine. The fact this outbreak is centred on a food market does not help ease fears that this is the second wave. However, China now has some of the strictest controls in place and has wasted no time in its attempt to prevent a major eruption. State media...