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China Expands Beijing Covid Testing Amid Fears of Lockdown
- Beijing expands testing to 12 districts through Saturday
- Chinese stocks, currency extend slump on economy concerns
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China expanded coronavirus testing to most of Beijing as rising cases fuel fears about an unprecedented lockdown of the capital, with policy makers racing to avert a Shanghai-style crisis that’s already wrought havoc on the financial hub.
Officials on Monday night said testing would take place in another 11 of Beijing’s 16 districts, moving beyond just Chaoyang, where most of the infections have been detected since Friday.