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AS BEIJING COVID OUTBREAK PROVES STUBBORN, MASS TESTS BECOMING ROUTINE BEIJING/SHANGHAI: On Sunday, millions of Beijing residents lined up for another round of COVID-19 testing as the Chinese city tries to track down and isolate every infection in order to limit a tiny but persistent outbreak — and avert a prolonged lockdown akin to Shanghai. COVID restrictions in Beijing, Shanghai, and dozens of other major Chinese cities are having a psychological impact on the country’s citizens, pulling down the world’s second-largest economy and affecting global supply chains and international trade. But, unlike many countries that are reducing or abandoning antiviral...
