A county neighboring Beijing has been locked down after finding one preliminary positive Covid case, the second time this week an area close to the capital has used the measure in a reflection of mounting efforts to curb transmission. Xianghe, in the northern province of Hebei, issued a stay at home order to its 384,000 residents from Friday and suspended all non-essential business and public transport. People can only go out for urgent medical services or to take part in mass testing. The county is about 30 miles southeast of Beijing and residents often commute to the city for work. It follows a snap lockdown in ... (full story)