China News Service, Beijing, March 15 (Reporter Du Yan) Xu Hejian, Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Director of the Beijing Municipal Government Information Office, and Beijing Municipal Government spokesman, Xu Hejian, at the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia in Beijing held today. It said that from 16:00 on March 14 to 16:00 on March 15, Beijing added 6 local confirmed cases and 2 asymptomatic infections.

From 0:00 to 24:00 on March 14, there were 9 newly imported confirmed cases (including 1 case from asymptomatic infection to confirmed case) and 6 asymptomatic infections, with no new suspected cases.

16 cases were cured and discharged.