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Travellers wait for the gate to open at Hong Kong's Lok Ma Chau border checkpoint on the first day China reopens the border amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
China reported three new COVID-19 deaths for Jan. 8, compared with two deaths a day earlier, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.
The official death toll now stands at 5,272. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Writing by Liz Lee; Editing by Tom Hogue)