‘Entry only. No exit:’ Beijing sees more Covid-19 closures as anger grows in Shanghai


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'Entry only. No exit:' Beijing sees more Covid-19 closures as anger grows in Shanghai BEIJING/SHANGHAI - China's capital Beijing closed more businesses and residential compounds on Friday (April 29), with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a Covid-19 outbreak, while resentment at the month-long lockdown in Shanghai grew. In the finance hub, fenced-in people have been protesting against the lockdown and difficulties in obtaining provisions by banging on pots and pans in the evenings, according to a Reuters witness and residents. A video shared on social media, whose authenticity could not be immediately verified, showed a woman warning people...