Another area in Beijing's Haidian District upgrades COVID-19 risk level to high

The COVID-19 risk level in Yongdinglu Street in Beijing's Haidian District has been upgraded to high from medium, taking the total number of high-risk regions in the Chinese capital to five as of Tuesday.  

There are two high-risk areas each in Fengtai and Daxing districts.

As of now, 38 areas across 10 districts in the city have been declared medium-risk. A majority of these areas are located in Fengtai and Daxing. 

Hotels, restaurants, schools and other premises located in high-risk areas will be temporarily closed.

Stricter community management measures are imposed in both medium- and high-risk areas and people in high-risk areas are not allowed to leave their residential compounds.  

People from medium- and high-risk areas are prohibited from leaving the city for now.