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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing Drops COVID Testing Burden with Wider Easing Eyed

People walk past a Chinese national flag at half mast in tribute to China's former leader Jiang Zemin, as his public memorial service takes place in Beijing on December 6, 2022. (AFP)

People in China's capital Beijing on Tuesday were allowed to enter supermarkets, offices and airports without having to show negative COVID tests, the latest in a mix of easing steps nationwide after last month's historic protests. 

"Beijing readies itself for life again" read a headline in the government-owned China Daily newspaper, adding that people were "gradually embracing" the slow return to normality. 

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