Two new local cases outside Beijing are from Xinfadi market

Apart from 31 COVID-19 cases registered in Beijing, the other two local cases reported in north China's Hebei Province and east China's Zhejiang Province trace back to Beijing's Xinfadi wholesale market, according to health commissions in the two provinces.

The case in Hebei Province, a previously asymptomatic patient, was diagnosed as a confirmed case on Tuesday. The patient had visited Xinfadi market with his family, the local authority said without providing other details.

The other case, a 36-year-old male, has been doing business in the Beijing market for a long time. He returned to his hometown in Zhejiang Province from Beijing and developed a series of symptoms including fever. He later tested positive for COVID-19 at a hospital on Tuesday.

A total of 11 people who came in close contact with him have all tested negative for the virus, Zhejiang's health commission said.