Beijing no longer requires COVID-19 test results to enter supermarkets, buildings

Beijing China COVID-19

FILE PHOTO: A woman gets a swab test at a temporary testing station inside a residential compound as outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

BEIJING — China’s capital Beijing no longer requires people that enter supermarkets and commercial buildings to show negative COVID-19 tests on their mobile phones, the city government said in a statement on Tuesday.

However, the city still requires negative test results to enter Internet cafes, schools, bars, KTV lounges, indoor gyms and elderly care institutions.

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