NEW - Beijing residents rushed to supermarkets in panic after lockdown rumours

Beijing residents rushed to supermarkets on Thursday as Chinese officials tried to curb mounting panic over a rumour the capital would be placed under stay-at-home orders.

The city has been trying to stamp out a wave of cases in recent weeks, closing subway slockdown tations and telling many residents to work from home, with hundreds of communities sealed off to contain cases.

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