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Military sent to help with Shanghai virus outbreak

BEIJING (AP) – China sent over 10,000 health workers from around the country to Shanghai, including 2,000 from the military, as it struggles to stamp out a rapidly spreading outbreak in its largest city under its zero-COVID strategy.

Shanghai conducted a mass testing of its 25 million residents yesterday as what was announced as a two-phase lockdown entered its second week. Most of eastern Shanghai, which was supposed to re-open last Friday, remained locked down along with the western half of the city.

More details on Tuesday’s Borneo Bulletin

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