China steps up testing after COVID-19 cluster in major port city

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A Chinese city of nearly six million people will introduce a wave of coronavirus testing to stamp out a small cluster of cases, authorities said ...

Pedestrians wear face masks in Beijing, China. Authorities in the country had appeared to have the coronavirus largely under control. BEIJING: A Chinese city of nearly 6 million people will introduce a wave of coronavirus testing to stamp out a small cluster of cases, authorities said on Friday , with state media reporting communities will be locked down.

The fresh outbreak has been linked to a seafood processing company that deals with imported products. City authorities said they would test more than 190,000 people, including employees at shopping malls, wholesale markets and warehouses.

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