Beijing: Officials Beijing The Chinese capital restricted more residents to their homes on Tuesday in a now 3-week-long effort to control a small but persistent Covid-19 outbreak.
Seven localities around the city fengtai district Lockdown zones were designated for at least a week, with people within an area of about 4 by 5 kilometers (2.5 by 3 miles) ordered to stay at home. The area is near a wholesale food market that was closed indefinitely on Saturday after a cluster was found there.
The added restrictions come in as follows Shanghai, China’s largest city, begins to gradually ease a citywide lockdown that has trapped most of its population for more than six weeks. The twin outbreaks in the country’s most prominent cities, Beijing and Shanghai, have focused attention on whether China can maintain its strict “zero-Covid” approach, as many other countries have been spreading the fast-spreading omicron. Versions are compatible and ease restrictions.
China recorded 1,100 new cases on Monday national health commission said Tuesday. About 800 of them were in Shanghai and 52 in Beijing. The daily number of new cases in Shanghai has declined steadily for more than two weeks, but officials have been moved to gradually ease restrictions, leaving residents frustrated.
In Beijing, the number of cases has remained stable, but new clusters have emerged in different parts of the city. city spokesperson Xue Hejian said Beijing’s top priority is to screen people belonging to the cluster at the wholesale food market and isolate those who test positive. A second wholesale food market in Fengtai district remained closed on Tuesday.
There is no lockdown in most of Beijing, but the streets are quieter than usual with many shops closed and people working from home.
Seven localities around the city fengtai district Lockdown zones were designated for at least a week, with people within an area of about 4 by 5 kilometers (2.5 by 3 miles) ordered to stay at home. The area is near a wholesale food market that was closed indefinitely on Saturday after a cluster was found there.
The added restrictions come in as follows Shanghai, China’s largest city, begins to gradually ease a citywide lockdown that has trapped most of its population for more than six weeks. The twin outbreaks in the country’s most prominent cities, Beijing and Shanghai, have focused attention on whether China can maintain its strict “zero-Covid” approach, as many other countries have been spreading the fast-spreading omicron. Versions are compatible and ease restrictions.
China recorded 1,100 new cases on Monday national health commission said Tuesday. About 800 of them were in Shanghai and 52 in Beijing. The daily number of new cases in Shanghai has declined steadily for more than two weeks, but officials have been moved to gradually ease restrictions, leaving residents frustrated.
In Beijing, the number of cases has remained stable, but new clusters have emerged in different parts of the city. city spokesperson Xue Hejian said Beijing’s top priority is to screen people belonging to the cluster at the wholesale food market and isolate those who test positive. A second wholesale food market in Fengtai district remained closed on Tuesday.
There is no lockdown in most of Beijing, but the streets are quieter than usual with many shops closed and people working from home.