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Beijing: One of China’s longest coronavirus lockdowns since the start of the pandemic ended on Monday as authorities announced the lifting of most restrictions in the northern megacity of Xi’an. The historic city’s 13 million residents had been confined to their homes since December 22 after the discovery of a Covid-19 cluster that has reached more than 2,100 cases – the largest local outbreak in China for months. With the Winter Olympics due to begin next week, Chinese authorities have been scrambling to stamp out outbreaks in several major cities, most recently in Beijing, where more than 40 cases have...
