His words are quoted by the Global Times.
He noted that 79 cases of the disease were detected over four days, and this "indicates that the coronavirus found in Beijing is extremely contagious, probably more contagious than that found in Wuhan."
Earlier in Beijing, they declared the risk of the further spread of a new coronavirus infection due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Xinfadi wholesale market.
On June 13, martial law was imposed in southern Beijing after COVID-19 was discovered on the market.
During an epidemiological investigation, a coronavirus was found on a cutting board for imported salmon.