After a cluster of coronavirus cases were found in a market in Beijing's Fengtai District on Friday and Saturday, a township inside the district, Huaxiang, upgraded its risk level to the highest, making it the only high-risk area in the country, said authorities on Sunday.
A total of 10 regions in four districts in Beijing also upgraded their coronavirus risk level to medium, which include Yuetan Sub-district and Jinrongjie (Financial Street) Sub-district in the Xicheng District (two confirmed cases); Xiluoyuan Sub-district, Xincun Sub-district, Taipingqiao Sub-district, Lugouqiao Sub-district in the Fengtai District (35 confirmed cases); Linxiaolu Sub-district, Gaomidian Sub-district, and Xihongmen Town in the Daxing District (four confirmed cases); Changyang Town in the Fangshan District (one confirmed case).
People take nucleic acid samples at a stadium in Beijing, China, June 14, 2020./VCG
Some entertainment venues in Beijing's Fengtai District have been temporarily closed and performances were suspended, local authorities added.
Chinese health authorities said Sunday that they've received reports of 57 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Saturday, of which 38 were local transmissions. No new deaths were reported.
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COVID-19: Beijing's 36 new cases all linked to Xinfadi market