Live: Beijing holds news conference on measures to contain latest COVID-19 outbreak
Updated 15:41, 17-Jun-2020

The Information Office of Beijing Municipality holds the 123rd press conference on the latest measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak after cases related to Xinfadi, a large wholesale market in Beijing, appeared. As of Tuesday morning, the city has disinfected 276 farm produce markets and 33,173 catering businesses. A total of 11 underground and semi-underground markets have also been shuttered. Local authorities have adopted measures to ensure basic life services for residents in 11 residential estates, which have been sealed off following the emergence of a new cluster of COVID-19 cases.