Beijing's coronavirus situation remains 'grim and complex' despite positive trend: Official

The coronavirus prevention and control situation in Beijing remains grim and complex despite a positive trend in epidemic development, said Xu Hejian, spokesperson for the municipal government and director of its information office, on Monday.

Xu's comments came after Beijing recorded nine more locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking the lowest daily increase of confirmed cases in over a week.

As of Sunday, three confirmed cases were traced from two construction sites in Beijing, which have been under closed-off management, an official from the city's housing and urban-rural development committee said at the briefing.