Beijing closes 10% of subway stations in bid to stem Covid spread

Residents line up for mass Covid-19 testing in Beijing (Ng Han Guan/AP)

Beijing has closed around 10% of the stations in its vast subway system as an additional measure against the spread of coronavirus.

The subway authority, in a brief message, said only that the decision to shut 40 stations was taken as part of epidemic control measures. No date for the resumption of full services was given.