Lockdown returns to China as 4.9 mn people face curbs

Beijing, January 12

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China imposed new Covid curbs in areas near Beijing on Tuesday, putting 4.9 million people in Langfang city under lockdown as new infections raised worries about a second wave in a country that has mostly contained the disease. The National Health Commission reported 55 new Covid cases on Tuesday, down from 103 a day earlier.

A 10-member WHO team, assigned to probe the virus origins, will directly fly from Singapore to Wuhan where the virus first emerged in December 2019.

In Malaysia, the king has declared emergency to curb the virus. The move has been decried by the opposition as an attempt by PM Muhyiddin Yassin to retain control amid a power struggle.

In the US, Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has tested positive for Covid. — Agencies