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Authorities in China’s capital Beijing on Monday raced to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a raucous 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns.

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident for nucleic acid testing at a mobile testing vehicle, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Beijing, China May 24.A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident for nucleic acid testing at a mobile testing vehicle, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Beijing, China May 24.

The re-emergence of COVID-19 infections is also raising new concerns about the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy. China is only just shaking off a heavy blow from a two-month lockdown of Shanghai, its most populous city and commercial nerve centre, that also roiled global supply chains.

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