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Beijing sees sharp drop in economic activity
Updated On: 12 December, 2022 08:58 AM IST | Beijing | Agencies
China’s capital swings from anger over zero-COVID to coping with infections; businesses forced to close as workers quarantine
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A health worker takes a swab sample in Beijing Sunday. Pic/AFP
Beijing’s Covid-19 gloom deepened on Sunday with many shops and other businesses closed, and an expert warned of many thousands of new coronavirus cases as anger over China’s previous Covid policies gave way to worry about coping with infection.
China dropped most of its strict Covid curbs on Wednesday after unprecedented protests against them last month, but cities that were already battling with their most severe outbreaks, like Beijing, saw a sharp decrease in economic activity after rules such as regular testing were scrapped. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many businesses have been forced to close as infected workers quarantine at home while many other people are deciding not to go out because of the higher risk of infection.
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