China Quarantines College Students Under Strict COVID-19 Policy

China Quarantines College Students Under Strict COVID-19 Policy
A woman wearing mask passes by mannequin heads wearing masks in a hat shop in Beijing on Sept. 9, 2022. Ng Han Guan/AP Photo
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BEIJING—Almost 500 students at China’s premier college for broadcast journalists have been sent to a quarantine center after a handful of COVID-19 cases were detected in their dormitory.

The 488 students at Communication University of China, along with 19 teachers and five assistants, were transferred by bus beginning Friday night.