#Beijing extends work-from-home order as COVID-19 cases rise

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“Beijing extends work-from-home order as COVID-19 cases rise”

Beijing extended orders for workers and students to stay home and ordered additional mass testing Monday as cases of COVID-19 again rose in the Chinese capital.

Numerous residential compounds in the city have restricted movement in and out, although conditions remain far less severe than in Shanghai, where millions of citizens have been under varying degrees of lockdown for two months.

Beijing on Monday reported an uptick in cases to 99, rising from a previous daily average of around 50.

In total, China reported 802 new cases Monday, marking a steady decline interrupted only by small-scale localized outbreaks. Despite that, the government has hewed to strict quarantine, lockdown and testing measures under its “zero-COVID” approach, even while the outside world is opening up.

Shanghai reported 480,000 people were still confined to their homes, while 1.59 million were permitted to move around their neighborhoods and 21.2 million were under lighter restrictions.

The reopening of transport links out of Shanghai created an exodus of migrant workers and foreigners, desperate to escape shortages of food, medicine and daily necessities. Among those who remain, many were still restricted to one hour of shopping time, entrusted with bringing home supplies for their entire building.

Workers labor inside a station for collecting samples for COVID tests in Shanghai, China, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Numerous residential compounds in Beijing have restricted movement in and out, although conditions remain far less severe than in Shanghai, where millions of citizens have been under varying degrees of lockdown for two months. Credit: AP Photo/Chen Si
A resident walks past a worker at a sample collection center for mass COVID testing in Shanghai, China, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Numerous residential compounds in Beijing have restricted movement in and out, although conditions remain far less severe than in Shanghai, where millions of citizens have been under varying degrees of lockdown for two months. Credit: AP Photo/Chen Si
Passengers in protective overalls wait for their train at the Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, China Sunday, May 22, 2022. The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai opens some public transit services as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks. Credit: Chinatopix via AP
Passengers wait for their train at the Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, China Sunday, May 22, 2022. The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai opens some public transit services as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks. Credit: Chinatopix via AP
Passengers wait for their train at the Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, China Sunday, May 22, 2022. The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai opens some public transit services as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks. Credit: Chinatopix via AP
A man tries to receive medicine he bought at a pharmacy through its closed glass doors in Shanghai, China, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Numerous residential compounds in Beijing have restricted movement in and out, although conditions remain far less severe than in Shanghai, where millions of citizens have been under varying degrees of lockdown for two months. Credit: AP Photo/Chen Si
A passenger in protective overall waits to board a train at the Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, China Sunday, May 22, 2022. The locked-down Chinese metropolis of Shanghai opens some public transit services as it slowly eases pandemic restrictions that have kept most residents in their housing complexes for more than six weeks. Credit: Chinatopix via AP
A barber offering free haircuts for elderly residents serves a customer in Shanghai, China, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Numerous residential compounds in Beijing have restricted movement in and out, although conditions remain far less severe than in Shanghai, where millions of citizens have been under varying degrees of lockdown for two months. Credit: AP Photo/Chen Si
A worker chats with a man in protective overall outside a restaurant closed to dine-in customers but open for takeout orders of ingredients for customers to self cook in Shanghai, China, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Numerous residential compounds in Beijing have restricted movement in and out, although conditions remain far less severe than in Shanghai, where millions of citizens have been under varying degrees of lockdown for two months. Credit: AP Photo/Chen Si
Delivery men sort out parcels on the street in Shanghai, China, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Numerous residential compounds in Beijing have restricted movement in and out, although conditions remain far less severe than in Shanghai, where millions of citizens have been under varying degrees of lockdown for two months. Credit: AP Photo/Chen Si
A child is held as she lines up for mass COVID test near Chinese Communist Party propaganda advocating responsibility and discipline on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
A worker collects a bag of samples for mass COVID test on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Residents line up for mass COVID test on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
A resident gets swabbed during mass COVID test on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Residents line up for mass COVID test on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Elderly residents wearing mask chat on as street on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Residents line up for mass COVID test on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Workers walk out from a partial closed mall area on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
A resident gets swabbed during mass COVID test on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Beijing. Credit: AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

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