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BEIJING: Beijing sealed off 10 areas of its northeastern Shunyi district on Tuesday (Dec 29), the first lockdown in the Chinese capital since the last coronavirus outbreak in the months of June and July. The city has reported 16 infections and three asymptomatic cases since Dec 18, when the initial cases were found. Most of the cases were in Shunyi, which has banned couriers from entering residential compounds. Six villages, three buildings and one industrial zone were among the areas locked down, a Beijing municipal official told a news conference. While Beijing's new cases are modest in number compared with...
