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Beijing has kicked off mass testing for millions of residents after a spike in Covid cases.

The Chaoyang district reported 26 cases over the weekend - the highest number so far in Beijing's latest surge.

Long queues outside supermarkets and shops were seen despite government assurances there is sufficient food.

It comes as fears grow that Beijing could face a similar situation to Shanghai, which has seen some 25 million people shut in their homes for weeks.

All 3.5 million residents in Chaoyang, Beijing's most populous district, will undergo three rounds of mass testing, according to a notice by the city's disease prevention team. One of them is Bloomberg's China economics reporter James Mayger.

Photo shows: A man is given a nucleic acid test to detect COVID-19 by a health worker at a makeshift testing site in Chaoyang District on April 25, 2022 in Beijing, China. Credit: Getty Images