China’s Spreading COVID-19 Outbreak Stokes Fear of a Beijing Lockdown

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English - April 25, 2022 10:33 - 4 minutes - 8.32 MB - ★★★★ - 63 ratings
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China’s coronavirus outbreak worsened as rising cases in Beijing sparked jitters about an unprecedented lockdown of the capital, with policy makers racing to avert a Shanghai-style crisis that’s already wrought havoc on the financial hub.

Worries that the country’s strict adherence to Covid Zero will further damage the economy dragged down stocks to oil and iron ore on Monday.