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China is taking strict measures to combat a new outbreak of coronavirus infections in the northern county of Ejin, close to Mongolia, where tens of thousands of people have been instructed not to leave their homes. Ejin is the source of about a third of the 150 infections registered in China since last week. The Chinese government pursues a strict “zero Covid” strategy. With curfews, mass testing, contact tracing, quarantine, strict entry restrictions, as well as a mass vaccination campaign, the country has so far largely kept the coronavirus under control. However, small outbreaks occur every now and again, which...
