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Beijing Outbreak Shows Covid-19’s Insidious Ability to Hide

  • Capital’s cluster may have festered for weeks, official says
  • Cases show challenge of eradicating virus without a vaccine
Beijing Virus Wave Silent Spread
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Just as Beijing looked poised to claim victory over the coronavirus, a 52-year-old man with fever and chills showed how the pandemic can come roaring back from apparent obscurity.