China is set to stick to Covid controls as outbreak leads to temporary closure of Beijing luxury mall
has kept residents mostly in lockdown for more than a month in an attempt to control the local outbreak. Other parts of the country, including Beijing, have locked down neighborhoods, conducted mass virus tests and restricted travel in an attempt to control new spikes in cases.
But that will allow the largest area and number of people to work and live normally, for a cost-effective balance, he said. German chemicals giant BASF said most of its employees in Beijing have been working from home since Monday, and that most of its production sites in China, including in Shanghai, remain operational albeit with some reduced production volumes.
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