Panic Buying in Beijing as Covid Surge Spurs Creeping Restrictions
- Residents hunker down as restrictions spread across Beijing
- Curbs increasingly severe and covert to avoid broader moves
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Beijing’s streets are deserted and grocery delivery services are running out of capacity as rising Covid cases trigger lockdown-like restrictions across swathes of the Chinese capital.
The city saw 1,854 new infections Thursday, up from 1,611 on Wednesday, as China’s wider outbreak reaches record levels.