Beijing allows primary and secondary schools to reopen after two months

Primary and secondary schools started allowing students back, as infections subsided in the capital. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A mother and child on an electric scooter arrive for school in Beijing, on June 27, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Children arriving for school in Beijing on June 27, 2022. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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BEIJING - Beijing relaxed a major Covid-19 restriction on Monday (June 27) after two months, even as its party chief vowed to normalise the capital city's pandemic controls and stick to China's zero-Covid policy.

Primary and secondary schools started allowing students back, as infections subsided in the capital.

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