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More Beijing classes go online in tightening of virus rules

Members of a honor guard stand on duty near a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, who is widely regarded as the founding father of modern China, in Tiananmen Square on Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Beijing. With the May Day holidays just around the corner, Beijing has been tightening COVID-19 restrictions as it seeks to prevent a wider outbreak. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A worker in a protective suit swabs a child's throat for a COVID-19 test at a testing site in Beijing, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Beijing shifted more classes online Thursday in a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions, as China's capital seeks to prevent a wider outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People wearing face masks shop for fresh vegetables at a pop-up market in Beijing, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Beijing shifted more classes online Thursday in a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions, as China's capital seeks to prevent a wider outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A woman shops for fresh vegetables at a pop-up market in Beijing, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Beijing shifted more classes online Thursday in a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions, as China's capital seeks to prevent a wider outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People wearing face masks shop for fresh vegetables at a pop-up market in Beijing, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Beijing shifted more classes online Thursday in a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions, as China's capital seeks to prevent a wider outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A child wearing a face mask sits on the back of a scooter at an intersection in Beijing, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Beijing shifted more classes online Thursday in a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions, as China's capital seeks to prevent a wider outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A child receives a throat swab for a COVID-19 test at a testing site in Beijing, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Beijing shifted more classes online Thursday in a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions, as China's capital seeks to prevent a wider outbreak. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
More Beijing classes go online in tightening of virus rules