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BEIJING (Reuters) -Parts of China’s southern city of Guangzhou imposed COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday, joining the tech hub of Shenzhen in battling flare-ups, fuelling uncertainty over commerce and daily life in two of the region’s most economically vibrant metropolises. Several of China’s biggest cities have stepped up COVID-19 restrictions this week, curtailing the activities of tens of millions of people. China’s so-called “dynamic COVID zero” policy makes it an outlier as other countries gradually do away with curbs, despite the cost to the world’s second-largest economy, which already faces slower growth. Capital Economics estimates 41 cities, responsible for 32% of...
