Beijing spends millions to prevent a COVID cluster from "growing" in a 24-hour bar

With millions of people facing obligatory testing and thousands of people being placed under targeted lockdowns, authorities in the Chinese capital Beijing scrambled on Monday to quell a COVID-19 epidemic that was linked to a 24-hour bar known for its cheap drinks and large crowds. The 228 cases of an outbreak linked to the Heaven Supermarket Bar, which had only recently resumed business as Beijing's restrictions were relaxed, show how challenging it will be for China to implement its "zero COVID" policy at a time when the majority of the rest of the world has chosen to adapt to living…