10 Photos of Covid Testing Lines Surging Across the World

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A medical worker takes swab samples during a mandatory covid-19 test on workers of service industries from the Wulin business area in Hangzhou city in east China’s Zhejiang province Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Photo: FeatureChina (AP)

In the wake of Omicron, China may yet enforce even stricter restrictions, such as limits on gatherings and increased testing.

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