A strict no-air-conditioning ban was enforced for 87,000 Taiwanese students taking the college entrance examinations this month despite temperatures in many areas reaching 34 to 36 degrees Celsius.

尽管目前很多地方气温已高达34到36摄氏度，台湾还是出台了政策，严格禁止本月参加高考的8万7千名考生在考场内使用空调。

And, in China, a new outbreak in Beijing now appears to be slowing, amid ramped-up testing, strict quarantine measures and a partial travel ban.

在中国，随着检测力度的加大、严格的隔离措施和部分旅行禁令的实施，北京的新一轮疫情似乎正在放缓。