Beijing s new cases test city s antivirus measures By DU JUAN in Beijing and ZHANG XIAOMIN in Dalian, Liaoning | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2020-12-26 07:35 Share CLOSE Medical workers conduct nucleic acid tests in Xicheng district, Beijing, on Thursday. Beijing faces a major test of COVID-19 control after new cases have occurred in several districts. WU XIAOHUI/CHINA DAILY
Beijing is facing a major test of its COVID-19 prevention and control as new cases have occurred recently in several districts, a senior city official said on Friday.
The municipal government suggests local residents spend the New Year s and Spring Festival holidays in the city to reduce the risk of infection, said Chen Bei, deputy secretary-general of the Beijing municipal government. Spring Festival is in mid-February this year.