Beijing registered 36 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Saturday, all linked to the Xinfadi wholesale market, a local official said on Sunday.

Beijing will conduct nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 on all the staff working in the wholesale market and its nearby residents, a local official announced at a press briefing.

Xinfadi, the largest wholesale market with fruit, vegetable and meat supplies in Beijing, was suspended on Saturday for disinfection after personnel working there and the surroundings tested positive for the novel coronavirus.