Beijing officials seal off several residential areas after COVID cases detected
to maintain "full emergency mode" as coronavirus cases continue to be detected in the run-up to the opening of the Beijing Games on Friday.Residents of Beijing's Anzhenli neighborhood, in the Chaoyang district, will not be allowed to leave their compounds after being put on lockdown Saturday, per AP.
Officials are setting up 19 testing points in the area in order to test all residents daily until Friday, AP reported, citing local state media. The city also conducted millions of tests this past week on residents in the Fengtai district, where some areas are locked down. The city detected 12 coronavirus cases between Saturday and Sunday afternoon, according to Pang Xinghuo, the vice head of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, per AP.The big picture:
Of the 8,000 people who have arrived in Beijing for the Games by the end of Saturday, 211 have tested positive so far, per AP.that separates them from the public and is meant to help stop the spread.of their flights and again once they arrive in Beijing. Masks are required and testing is conducted daily.
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