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Beijing city officials on Sunday said all two million residents of a neighbourhood where a small cluster of coronavirus cases was detected will be tested, less than two weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics. China cases represent a small fraction of the huge surge in countries across the globe. The highly contagious Omicron variant is driving an even greater spike in infections. Despite the fact that there have been multiple outbreaks in China, including Beijing, it is clear that authorities are still trying to enforce its “zero COVID” policy. Authorities continue to pursue this policy even though the...
