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Authorities lock down three districts in China's eastern city of Hangzhou, the spread of the coronavirus. Only allow one person per household to go outside every two days to buy necessities. Hangzhou, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, is about 700 kilometers (430 miles) from the city of Wuhan, where the SARS-like virus emerged at a seafood and animal market in December. IMAGES
China has suspended the issuing of short-term visas to South Koreans in response to Seoul's imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese travellers due to Covid concerns, Beijing's embassy in Seoul says. IMAGES
First passengers arrive in Shanghai as China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travellers, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases. IMAGES
Protesters gather near the Liangma river in central Beijing to protest against China's zero-Covid policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. IMAGES
Before their flight to Krakow from Roissy airport near Paris, many passengers are travelling without masks, which are no longer required on board aircraft in the EU. IMAGES
Residents in a locked down compound line up for Covid tests as Shanghai logs 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns. IMAGES