Beijing Expands COVID Testing; Stringent New COVID Policy Coming?
Shanghai fatality rate raises questions
Executive Summary
Beijing expands mass testing to more areas and Shanghai’s case fatally rate raises questions amid China deals with the worst outbreak in two years.
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