The Epoch Times China’s capital city, Beijing, on April 26 started testing most of its 21 million residents, stoking fears that a citywide lockdown was imminent.
Lines formed from the city’s university district of Haidian to Dongcheng, which houses the country’s top officials, with residents waiting for throat swabs.
After recording a handful of cases, the municipal government of Beijing announced late on April 25 that residents in the city’s 10 districts and one economic development zone—covering three-quarters of the city’s population—have to take three PCR tests this week.
Only five districts—less dense in population and located in suburban areas—are currently excluded from the program…
