‘A Tragic Year’: How Beijingers Are Handling Their Second Wave
- Capital had 21 new cases on Thursday, spread to four provinces
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Beijing resident Valentina Xiang will graduate from eight years of medical school this month with little fanfare, after a fresh coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese capital put an end to all her celebration plans.
“This is a tragic year,” said the 26-year-old, who is also preparing to postpone her wedding scheduled for October for a second time. “I don’t even want to think about it. The only plan for the rest of year is staying at home.”