, one of the first countries in the world to return to pre-pandemic normality.
Beijing authorities imposed more restrictions to stop the spread of a fresh outbreak of coronavirus in the Chinese capital to other provinces, banning outbound travel of high-risk people and suspending some transportation services out of the city. While not in a Wuhan-style lockdown, the Chinese capital has gone into a "wartime" mode on a district level, with local neighbourhoods instituting 24-hour security checkpoints, closing schools and telling people to step up social distancing.
All high-risk people, such as close contacts of confirmed cases, are not allowed to leave the city, state media reported, citing municipal officials.The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has now risen to over 8 million - including over 436,000 deaths since the pandemic first emerged in China late last year.
Sorry there was 2 brits who travelled to New Zealand via Doha and Brisbane so much for essential travel from the uk
Misleading headline