Prognosis

China Moves Aggressively on Covid as Political Summit Looms

Province bordering Beijing responds with force on few cases
Communist Party congress expected to take place in October

Visitors line up to scan health check QR codes before entering a shopping mall in Beijing, on Aug. 28.Photographer: Andy Wong/AP Photo

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By Bloomberg News

August 28, 2022 at 11:10 AM UTC

Updated on

August 29, 2022 at 8:35 AM UTC

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China is enforcing lockdown restrictions in areas around Beijing more intensively, and will mass test the nearby port city of Tianjin, stepping up its quest to wipe out Covid-19 ahead of a key meeting of the Communist Party’s top leaders.