SCHOOL TEST This Aug. 28, 2022 file photo shows a medical worker in protective gear taking a swab sample from a college freshman for nucleic acid testing at Peking University in China’s capital Beijing. XINHUA PHOTO
SCHOOL TEST This Aug. 28, 2022 file photo shows a medical worker in protective gear taking a swab sample from a college freshman for nucleic acid testing at Peking University in China’s capital Beijing. XINHUA PHOTO

BEIJING: Millions of people in areas surrounding Beijing were ordered to lock down on Tuesday, with authorities doubling down on efforts to contain Covid-19 ahead of a key meeting of the ruling Communist Party of China this year.

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