HONG KONG -- Cities across China are ignoring a government edict to ease COVID-19 restrictions as they struggle to contain a surge in infections, which smashed a daily case record Thursday.
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A virus prevention worker guards the entrance to an office building in Beijing's Central Business District. Parts of the capital are deserted after a COVID lockdown. © Reuters
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