Health officials have ordered more than 20 million people in Beijing to get COVID-19 tests this week in an effort to avoid a full lockdown of China's capital
on Friday to over 100. Already a roughly three-square-mile section of the capital has been cordoned off, with residents allowed out of their homes and most businesses still open, but nobody allowed in or out of the area.
As CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports, the spectacle of a silent and empty Shanghai — now more than a month into— has astonished the world and alarmed many Chinese. The capital is hoping to avoid the fate of China's financial hub and most populous city. City officials said extra stocks were being coordinated for markets and grocery stores, insisting"there is no need for citizens to stock up on vegetables in advance."
For U.S. businesses based in China, from car manufacturers to assembly plants, this outbreak is just the latest blow to the workforce — and it's starting to affect recruitment.
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