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China tightens Covid curbs on new cluster ahead of Lunar New Year By - January 9, 2021 1:30 PM Residents fill out forms before receiving their Covid-19 vaccinations at a vaccination site in Beijing last week. (AP pic) BEIJING: Two Chinese cities south of Beijing further tightened virus restrictions Saturday as authorities race to stamp out a resurgence in infections. China has largely brought its domestic outbreak under control after the coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan in late 2019 – but a spike in Hebei province, bordering Beijing, has sparked fresh lockdowns ahead of the Lunar New Year next month....
