BEIJING: China is facing a"tsunami" of Omicron, a senior official said on Friday, as the country reported over 20,000 Covid-19 cases with its largest city Shanghai continuing to reel under lockdown for over three weeks while over 21 million people in capital Beijing underwent third nucleic acid test amid the growing list of “high-risk areas”.
All the residents in Beijing will be required to have a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours to enter public spaces from Saturday, the municipal government said on Friday.