Beijing runs large-scale COVID-19 testing despite high temperatures
Beijing has upgraded its coronavirus emergency response from the third to the second level and authorities have been carrying out mass testings after new infections emerged last Thursday. /CFP

Beijing has upgraded its coronavirus emergency response from the third to the second level and authorities have been carrying out mass testings after new infections emerged last Thursday. /CFP

Temporary testing sites were set up in open areas throughout the city. /CFP

Temporary testing sites were set up in open areas throughout the city. /CFP

Residents lined up for nucleic acid testing under the guidance of community workers and medical staff. /CFP

Residents lined up for nucleic acid testing under the guidance of community workers and medical staff. /CFP

Workers at a testing site near Beijing Grand View Garden resorted to ice cubes to combat high temperatures, which reached 35 degrees Celsius. /CFP

Workers at a testing site near Beijing Grand View Garden resorted to ice cubes to combat high temperatures, which reached 35 degrees Celsius. /CFP

Beijing's daily testing capacity is now 400,000, a local official said at a press conference on June 17. /CFP

Beijing's daily testing capacity is now 400,000, a local official said at a press conference on June 17. /CFP