BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): Beijing tightened measures to cope with the new cluster of local Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections as the number of confirmed cases in the city rose to 79 from Thursday to Sunday and up to 100,000 social workers joined communities' epidemic control work.
The capital reported 36 new patients with Covid-19 on Sunday, the majority of whom worked at or had been to Xinfadi wholesale market in Beijing's southern Fengtai district. In addition to the confirmed cases, another seven are asymptomatic infections under medical observation.
Up to 90,000 residents living in 21 communities near Xinfadi and Yuquandong-another market whose operations have been suspended due to the new Covid-19 infections in the capital-are receiving nucleic acid tests. All those communities are closed and under strict management. "Beijing will raise the prevention level of all communities by resuming temperature checks before entering and disinfection of public areas," said Xu Ying, an official at the city's antivirus leading work group."Places for cultural events and entertainment will suspend operations," Xu added.
"Some people's infections may not be detected yet. Thus, they might keep spreading the virus," he said."The risk still exists, so we need to strengthen testing and screening."
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China reports 49 more Covid-19 cases as Beijing tests thousands | New Straits TimesNSTworld Chinese health officials reported 49 new coronavirus cases on Monday, including 36 more in the capital Beijing where a fresh cluster linked to a wholesale food market has fuelled fears of a secondwave of infections. covid19
Read more »
Beijing Covid-19 outbreak grows as more areas locked down | New Straits TimesBEIJING: China’s capital city raced on Monday to control a fresh Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, with 79 cases linked to a single wholesale food market in Beijing where authorities have locked down neighbourhoods and launched a massive test and trace programme.
Read more »
Beijing tightens control measures as new Covid-19 cases reportedBEIJING (China Daily): Beijing has tightened Covid-19 (coronavirus) control measures as newly confirmed cases by local transmission have been reported in the past few days in the capital.
Read more »
Beijing demands more tests for fever patients as new Covid-19 cases emergeBEIJING (Xinhua): Beijing has demanded that hospitals offer more tests to screen fever patients for Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections as the city began to register new cases after a weeks-long lull.
Read more »
Beijing runs mass Covid-19 test amidst new outbreak | New Straits TimesBEIJING: Beijing carried out mass testing for the Covid-19 coronavirus on Sunday after a new outbreak in the city that prompted travel warnings across the country amid fears of a resurgence of the disease.
Read more »