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New COVID-19 Risk: Annual Chinese “Tomb-Sweeping” Holiday

A staff member distributes flowers at a cemetery in Jinan, in eastern China.
A staff member distributes flowers at a cemetery in Jinan, in eastern China. Wang Kai/Xinhua via ZUMA

Authorities in China and Taiwan are worried that gatherings at cemeteries for the customary holiday to honor ancestors could spark another outbreak.

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