{"id":4052,"date":"2022-04-28T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/chinas-call-for-covid-testing-of-20-million-in-beijing-sparks-fears-of-harsh-lockdown\/"},"modified":"2022-04-28T00:00:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T00:00:22","slug":"chinas-call-for-covid-testing-of-20-million-in-beijing-sparks-fears-of-harsh-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=4052","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Call for Covid Testing of 20 Million in Beijing Sparks Fears of Harsh Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q5HM0oQmMe8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Chinese authorities ordered Covid-19 testing for some 20 million people in Beijing to contain an outbreak of what officials say is roughly 140 cases. The move triggered panic buying as residents fear a harsh lockdown. In Shanghai, metal fencing is being used to barricade residents in their homes. \u00bb Subscribe to NBC News: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/SubscribeToNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/SubscribeToNBC<\/a><br \/>\n\u00bb Watch more NBC video: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/MoreNBCNews\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/MoreNBCNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties.  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The move triggered panic buying as residents fear a harsh lockdown. 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