In China, the new contamination worries the authorities, which tighten security measures. In Beijing, the epidemic situation is "extremely serious," warned a spokesman for the town hall on Tuesday. Over a hundred cases of Covid-19 contamination have been discovered in this densely populated region.
Beijing is engaged in a "race against time" against the new coronavirus, said spokesman Xu Hejian before the press. The capital must "always be one step ahead of the epidemic and take the most stringent, decisive and determined measures," he said.
A contagion from a market
The giant metropolis of 21 million inhabitants has increased its daily screening capacity to more than 90,000 people. As this epidemic upsurge raises fears of a "second wave", the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday follow "very closely" the situation in Beijing and mentioned the possible sending of additional experts in the next days.
Beijing said Tuesday morning of 27 new infections in the past 24 hours, bringing to 106 the total number of cases recorded for five days. This renewed contagion started from the gigantic wholesale market of Xinfadi, one of the largest in Asia, where the virus was spotted last week.
Since then, four other markets in the capital have been closed in whole or in part, and some thirty surrounding residential areas have been quarantined. Primary and middle school students are now allowed to resume lessons from home.
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