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Chinese authorities on Tuesday closed down parts of Tibet and launched mass testing in the capital after a rare outbreak of Covid-19 was reported in the remote region, even as the local government scrambles to contain Covid clusters in Hainan province’s tourism hotspot, where thousands of tourists remain stranded.Lhasa, the capital city of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), on Sunday reported 18 positive Covid-19 test results after it conducted nucleic acid testing among key population groups, local authorities told Chinese state media.“Lhasa has reported 18 positive cases since Sunday and started to implement ‘static management’ (lockdown) in the medium...
