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Beijing extends work-from-home guidance in several city districts

Published Sun, May 15, 2022 · 06:11 PM
    • Beijing has extended guidance to work from home in 4 districts of the Chinese capital, including the largest, Chaoyang.
    • Beijing has extended guidance to work from home in 4 districts of the Chinese capital, including the largest, Chaoyang. AFP

    BEIJING on Sunday (May 15) extended guidance to work from home in 4 districts of the Chinese capital, including the largest, Chaoyang, as the city tries to stop a Covid-19 outbreak.

    Beijing found 55 new cases in the 24 hours to 3 pm (0700 GMT) on Sunday, 10 of which were outside areas that under quarantine, officials said. The city is scrambling to stamp out such community infections. REUTERS

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