COVID-19: Five more Beijing regions upgrade to medium risk level

Five more regions in Beijing on Tuesday upgraded their coronavirus risk level to medium as seen on the Chinese State Council app. 

So far, 27 regions of Beijing have a medium coronavirus risk level, and one region is at the highest risk level.

According to the risk criteria defined in a guideline issued by the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council, there are three risk levels for the coronavirus: low, medium, and high.

Places will be categorized according to the population and severity of the epidemic.