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Beijing bars arrivals from Belgium, UK due to second COVID-19 waves 05/11/2020 SHANGHAI: People are seen on a ferry while crossing the Huangpu River heading to The Bund in Shanghai yesterday.-AFP BEIJING: China yesterday defended a ban on non-Chinese arrivals from Britain, Belgium and the Philippines as “reasonable and fair†as it guards against a resurgence of the coronavirus. COVID-19 first emerged in central China late last year, but Beijing has largely brought its own outbreak under control through tight travel restrictions and stringent health measures for anyone entering the country. In March, as the virus ripped across the world,...