Students in schools across several Beijing districts buckled down for online classes after officials called for residents in some of its hardest-hit areas to stay home, as COVID cases in China's capital and nationally ticked higher
China is fighting numerous COVID-19 flare ups, from Zhengzhou in central Henan province to Chongqing in the southwest and for Sunday reported 26,824 new local cases, nearing April's peaks. It also recorded two deaths in Beijing, up from one on Saturday, which was China's first since late May.
, which became the subject of fervent speculation that it could be a test bed for policy relaxation. This sparked worry among some local residents. The capital Beijing reported 962 new infections, up from 621 a day earlier. Its sprawling Chaoyang district, home to 3.5 million people, urged residents to stay home, with school going online. Some schools in Haidian, Dongcheng and Xicheng also halted in-person teaching.
Experts warn that full reopening requires a massive vaccination booster effort and a change in messaging in a country where the disease remains widely feared.
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