China tests 2M in Beijing, lifts COVID lockdown in Xi?an

Chinese authorities are testing some two million residents of Beijing after a series of virus cases prompted concerns two weeks ahead of the opening of the Winter OlympicsUS suspends 44 flights from China for 2 monthsBEIJING -- A fresh outbreak in Beijing has prompted authorities to test millions and impose new measures two weeks ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics, even as Chinese officials on Monday lifted a monthlong lockdown on the northern city of Xi’an and its 13 million residents.Despite falling case numbers, pandemic controls have been stepped up ahead of the Olympics, where all participants must be tested before and after their arrival in Beijing.In the capital, the 2 million residents of Fengtai district underwent testing following the discovery of more than three dozen cases in the capital.