"Beijing Entry Controls Tighten... Not a Lockdown"
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[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Park Sun-mi] A cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred at the Xinfadi Market, a wholesale agricultural and aquatic products market in Beijing, resulting in 158 confirmed cases since the 11th. The city government emphasized that strict access control does not mean a lockdown.
Pan Xihong, Deputy Director of the Beijing Public Security Bureau, stated at a press conference in Beijing on the 18th, "Beijing prohibits three categories of people from leaving the city."
▲ COVID-19 confirmed patients, close contacts, suspected patients, asymptomatic infected persons, and those with fever symptoms ▲ Persons who visited Xinfadi Market after May 30 and had close contact with market employees ▲ Residents of medium- and high-risk areas. These three categories are not allowed to leave Beijing. Deputy Director Pan explained, "Others should also avoid leaving Beijing unless absolutely necessary. Those who must leave must undergo a nucleic acid test within 7 days before departure and must have a negative test result to be allowed to leave."
When concerns about a possible city lockdown arose due to stricter access control in Beijing, Deputy Director Pan dismissed the idea, saying it is not a lockdown. He said, "Strict access control and resolutely blocking virus transmission channels do not mean a city lockdown."
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On the same day, the National Health Commission of China announced that among the 28 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in China as of midnight, 21 were infected within Beijing. In addition to the new confirmed cases in Beijing, there were 3 suspected patients and 3 asymptomatic infected persons added. Since the new confirmed cases at Xinfadi Market on the 11th, a total of 158 patients have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are receiving treatment in Beijing. Separately counted asymptomatic infected persons total 15.
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