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Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>Restaurants across Beijing will temporarily ban dining-in and residents will need clear Covid tests to visit public spaces, officials said Saturday, in a major ramp up of virus controls at the start of the Labour Day holiday.<\/b><\/p>\n

The five-day break is typically one of China’s busiest travel periods, but the country’s worst Covid resurgence since early in the pandemic is expected to keep people home.<\/p>\n

Faced with the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Chinese officials have doubled down on their zero-Covid policy, quashing virus clusters through mass testing and lockdowns.<\/p>\n

Despite mounting economic costs and public frustration, the capital city announced it would further restrict access to public spaces during and after the holiday period.<\/p>\n

From May 1 to 4, the city’s eateries will halt dining-in, and only allow deliveries, local commerce official Ding Jianhua told a press briefing Saturday.<\/p>\n

Authorities also said they have so far prepared 4,000 makeshift hospital beds — typically used for patients with light or no Covid symptoms — and are speeding up set-up of larger quarantine sites.<\/p>\n

A negative Covid test taken within the past week will also be needed starting May 5 to enter “all kinds of public areas and to take public transport”, according to a notice on the city’s official WeChat page.<\/p>\n

For activities such as sporting events and group travel, participants will also need to show a negative Covid test taken within 48 hours, along with proof of “full vaccination,” according to the new rules.<\/p>\n

– Frustration in Shanghai –<\/b><\/p>\n

China<\/b><\/p>\n

reported more than 10,700 domestic Covid cases on Saturday, with most in economic engine Shanghai.<\/p>\n

The eastern metropolis has been sealed off for around a month after becoming the epicentre of the latest outbreak.<\/p>\n

Cases are trending downwards, yet frustration and anger is boiling in the city of 25 million where many have been ordered to stay at home for several weeks.<\/p>\n

Shanghai officials said Saturday that its new cases were all found among quarantined or restricted groups — signalling that community infections could be slowing.<\/p>\n

They added that hundreds of companies on a “whitelist” have resumed work, with around 1,000 firms allowed to restart operations too, state media said.<\/p>\n

In Beijing, cases nudged up to 54, according to the National Health Commission.<\/p>\n

As the long holiday started, consumers in the capital were asked to show proof of negative Covid tests — from within 48 hours — to enter public areas such as malls, shops and scenic spots.<\/p>\n

The city will make Covid testing free for residents starting Tuesday, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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