Chinese authorities have closed Tibet\u0027s famed Potala Palace after a minor outbreak of COVID\u002D19 was reported in the Himalayan region.
The response underscores China’s continued adherence to its “zero-COVID” policy, mandating lockdowns, routine testing, quarantines and travel restrictions, even while most other countries have reopened.
China announced 828 new cases of domestic transmission on Tuesday, 22 of them in Tibet. The majority of those cases showed no symptoms.
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