Lockdown fears grow in Beijing's biggest district of Chaoyang

People in Beijing's biggest district of Chaoyang, where a large number of foreign expats live, tried to stock up on enough food on Monday amid mounting fears about a possible lockdown, as the Chinese capital began carrying out mass COVID-19 tests in the central area.To curb the spread of the coronavirus in the city, the Communist-led government has ramped up its radical "zero COVID" policy, even though it has weighed on China's broader economy and frustrated its residents.In Beijing, the number of daily new COVID-19 cases increased to 22 on Saturday from six on Friday, prompting local healt…READ FULL ARTICLE