On August 10, Beijing held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated that between 0:00 and 15:00 on August 10, there were no new confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in Beijing. Suspected cases and asymptomatic infections; as of 24:00 on August 9, there have been no new reports of new local cases and infected persons outside Beijing for 5 consecutive days in the city.

Since July 28, Beijing has reported 1 local confirmed case related to outside Beijing. As of August 9, the city has reported a total of 9 local infections related to outside Beijing, including 8 confirmed cases and 1 asymptomatic infection. Among the cases, there were 4 cases of common type and 4 cases of light type. There were no severe and critical cases.

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