Authorities of the Chinese capital, Beijing, closed more gyms, shopping malls, cinemas, and apartment complexes, today (Friday), as the authorities intensified operations to contain the outbreak of “COVID-19".
However, discontent escalated over the harsh month-long closure in Shanghai, according to the agency. Reuters news agency.
In Shanghai, a financial hub in China, residents stuck behind fences erected in various neighborhoods protested the closure and difficulties in getting supplies by knocking on pots in the evening, according to residents' accounts.
In the capital, Beijing, Chaoyang District, the first district whose residents are subjected to mass tests, this week began the last of three rounds of examinations, today (Friday), among its 3.5 million residents.
Most other neighborhoods are scheduled to hold the third round of tests, tomorrow (Saturday).
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