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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

China's vast Xinjiang hit with COVID-19 travel restrictions

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Sprawling Xinjiang is the latest Chinese region to be hit with sweeping COVID-19 travel restrictions, as China further ratchets up control measures ahead of a key Communist Party congress later this month.

Trains and busses in and out of the region of 22 million people have been suspended, and passenger numbers on flights have been reduced to 75% capacity, reports said Thursday.

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