Chinese guards outside Beijing department store

 

November 24, 2022: 

Security guards wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as they guard outside a luxury department store that remained open in the Central Business District in Beijing, China. China recorded its highest number of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began Wednesday, as authorities stuck to their strict zero tolerance approach to containing the virus with lockdowns, mandatory testing, mask mandates, and quarantines as it struggles to contain outbreaks.

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