People line up outside a makeshift nucleic acid testing site during a mass Covid-19 detection programme in Haidian district of Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus in China: 12 positive cases as Beijing tests 20m people
- Tongzhou district tells parents not to send children to school on Wednesday, with homeschool programme in place until further notice
- Recent food shortages in locked down Shanghai prompt days of panic buying in Beijing despite government assurances on supply
People line up outside a makeshift nucleic acid testing site during a mass Covid-19 detection programme in Haidian district of Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters