Authorities across China are tightening travel controls ahead of the New Year and Lunar New Year festivities in a bid to contain Covid-19. Photo: Reuters Authorities across China are tightening travel controls ahead of the New Year and Lunar New Year festivities in a bid to contain Covid-19. Photo: Reuters
Authorities across China are tightening travel controls ahead of the New Year and Lunar New Year festivities in a bid to contain Covid-19. Photo: Reuters
Health in China
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Covid-19 in China: people asked to stay home for the holidays as 20 new infections reported

  • Communist Party and government officials in Beijing ordered not to leave city for duration of New Year and Lunar New Year holidays
  • National Health Commission reports eight local and 12 imported cases on Friday

Topic |   Health in China
He Huifeng
He Huifeng in Guangdong

Updated: 10:39pm, 26 Dec, 2020

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Authorities across China are tightening travel controls ahead of the New Year and Lunar New Year festivities in a bid to contain Covid-19. Photo: Reuters Authorities across China are tightening travel controls ahead of the New Year and Lunar New Year festivities in a bid to contain Covid-19. Photo: Reuters
Authorities across China are tightening travel controls ahead of the New Year and Lunar New Year festivities in a bid to contain Covid-19. Photo: Reuters
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