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Strict new Covid-19 restrictions come into force for visitors to Beijing on Wednesday. All visitors to the capital must now show a negative Covid test result from the past 48 hours, while flights from higher risk areas within China will be cancelled or limited to one a day at reduced capacity, the AFP reports. The new restrictions also reportedly include Covid tests every three days for the more than 30,000 people working with cold-chain imports in the city. "Beijing is the capital and has strong regional and international connections... The virus must not be introduced into Beijing and it must…

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