China continues extreme measures to control COVID outbreaks

The World

As COVID-19 cases rise in China, even by small numbers, the government continues to take drastic measures to contain the outbreaks — a hamster cull in Hong Kong; thousands stuck in shopping malls for 48-hour quarantines in Shanghai; and the threat of a health code change if a person receives an overseas package. With the Beijing Olympics just weeks away, The World's Rebecca Kanthor brings us the latest from Shanghai.

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