COVID-19 Spread Continues in Jung... Beijing Reports 49 New Infections

On the 26th, citizens lined up in long queues in front of a COVID-19 testing site installed in Haidian District, Beijing, the capital of China. Beijing city plans to conduct nucleic acid testing for 90% of its total population of 21.88 million to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] In Beijing, where Chinese authorities are expanding lockdown areas due to the spread of COVID-19, 49 new infections have been reported.

According to the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the 29th, 49 new infections were confirmed in Beijing the previous day. Among them, 2 were asymptomatic. The number of confirmed cases in Beijing has been gradually increasing, with 6 on the 22nd, 22 on the 23rd, 19 on the 24th, 33 on the 25th, 34 on the 26th, 50 on the 27th, and 49 on the 28th.

Since the 25th, Beijing has been conducting PCR tests for COVID-19 on all residents every other day in 12 districts that account for over 90% of the population. The third round of testing is scheduled for the 29th and 30th.

Control and management zones, where residents are not allowed to leave their residential complexes unless for essential reasons, have been increasing since the 25th. On the 25th, one area in Chaoyang District was designated; on the 26th, two areas in Tongzhou District and one in Fengtai District; and on the 27th, two areas in Chaoyang District were added. Currently, 246 buildings within these control zones are under lockdown management. In these zones, only stores and supermarkets selling basic necessities, hospitals, and similar facilities are allowed to operate. Restaurants, cinemas, libraries, art galleries, museums, karaoke rooms, and PC rooms are not permitted to open.

Meanwhile, the number of new infections in Shanghai the previous day was 15,032 (including 9,545 asymptomatic cases). After excluding cases that were double-counted due to reclassification from asymptomatic to symptomatic confirmed cases, the actual number of new infections was 9,970, which is similar to the 7,764 cases reported on the 27th.

The total number of new infections across China was 15,588 (including 9,942 asymptomatic cases). After removing double-counted cases, the actual number of new infections was 1,463.

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