COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased

A worker wearing masks clears foliage from the street in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. A week after China dramatically eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remained Thursday over the direction of the pandemic in the world's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A street vendor sells fruits in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. A week after China dramatically eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remained Thursday over the direction of the pandemic in the world's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A worker moves parcels in a makeshift tent outside an old folks home in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. A week after China dramatically eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remained Thursday over the direction of the pandemic in the world's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A delivery man drops off an order outside an old folks home in Beijing, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. A week after China dramatically eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remained Thursday over the direction of the pandemic in the world's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Residents wearing masks are seen on the street of Beijing, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. A week after China dramatically eased some of the world's strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remained Thursday over the direction of the pandemic in the world's most populous nation. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)