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Millions in new COVID lockdown as China keeps strict policy

A child wearing a face mask plays alone on the barricaded black and white chess table to prevent residents gathering at a public park in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A child wearing a face mask rides a scooter along a path at a public park in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A man wearing a face mask walks along a path in a public park in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A woman and child wearing face masks walk along a path at a public park in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People wearing face masks talk as they sit on benches at a public park in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A woman wearing a face mask walks along a path at a public park in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Residents wearing masks scan their health codes before lining up for sample COVID-19 test in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A woman in a wheelchair wearing a mask is pushed past barriers in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A woman gets her routine COVID-19 throat swab at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement on Monday with the ruling Communist Party's severe "zero COVID" policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an "economic stall." (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Residents wearing face masks wait in line to get their routine COVID-19 throat swabs at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement on Monday with the ruling Communist Party's severe "zero COVID" policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an "economic stall." (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Millions in new COVID lockdown as China keeps strict policy