SHANGHAI -- The Chinese government has intensified its involvement in Shanghai's fight against the coronavirus, sending in a top official and army doctors to try to prevent the city's wave of infections from spilling over to the rest of the country.
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Medical staff walk along barriers in Shanghai. New daily cases have nearly quintupled since the city entered a two-stage lockdown on March 28. © Reuters
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