COVID-19: Beijing tests 2 million for virus as Olympics loom


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AFP, BEIJING Beijing city officials yesterday said that all 2 million residents of a neighborhood where they identified a small cluster of COVID-19 infections would be tested, less than two weeks ahead of the start of the Winter Olympic Games. The announcement came days after China’s postal service ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries, following claims by authorities that mail could be the source of coronavirus cases. About 30 infections have been detected in the past week in Beijing, one of the world’s most populous cities. Photo: EPA-EFE The WHO and the US Centers for Disease Control have said that...