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Beijing's COVID control and prevention situation remains intense as clusters and cases discovered at the community level add further uncertainty to the outbreak, a senior official said on Monday.
The number of infections in Beijing s latest COVID-19 outbreak since April 22 has surpassed the total tally in the city s Xinfadi outbreak in 2020, and interventions will be further strengthened to cut potential transmissions.
Prompts tougher movement restrictions
Reuters
January 10, 2021
A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab sample from a middle school student during a mass nucleic acid testing following a recent coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Xingtai, Hebei province, China January 6, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
BEIJING:
The daily number of new coronavirus cases has doubled in China, prompting tougher movement restrictions and, in the capital, passengers must scan a health code before boarding a cab or ride-hailing car, officials said on Sunday.
Mainland China reported 69 cases on Jan 9, compared with 33 reported a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Sunday.