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13/06/2022 06:06 GMT : Beijing begins Covid testing to control outbreak

Beijing begins Covid testing to control outbreak

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In response, three days of mass testing have been announced.

A new covid outbreak in Beijing has been described as 'ferocious' by Chinese authorities. The centre of the spread has been identified as the Heaven Supermarket Bar, with 166 people having now tested positive.  In response, three days of mass testing have been announced. 

A landark deal in the US congress. Following a spate of mass shootings, Democrats and Republicans agree to push through gun controls. 
 
The battle for Severodonetsk continues, we'll have the latest on the military situation there and hear the prospects for Ukrainian forces battling the Russians.

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