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BEIJING (AP) — Classes suspended. Buildings and communities sealed off. Mass testing of residents. A rush to stock up on food, just in case. Beijing, China's sprawling capital, is starting to resemble other Chinese cities grappling with the latest wave of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Chinese authorities are moving quickly to try to prevent a massive COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing and avoid a citywide lockdown like the one that has paralyzed Shanghai for more than three weeks.
A botched response to the Beijing outbreak could dent the Communist Party’s reputation and with it, top leader Xi Jinping’s room for maneuver.
BEIJING -- Classes suspended. Buildings and communities sealed off. Mass testing of residents. A rush to stock up on food, just in case.
BEIJING (AP) -- Classes suspended. Buildings and communities sealed off. Mass testing of residents. A rush to stock up on food, just in case. Beijing,