5 more areas in Beijing lowers coronavirus risk level

Beijing's Hepingli and Beixinqiao Sub-district in Dongcheng District, Dahongmen Sub-district, and Changxindian Township in Fengtai District, and Linxiaolu Sub-district in Daxing District have all downgraded the risk level of coronavirus transmission in the areas from medium to low, the city's health official said Wednesday.

One area in Beijing has lowered its coronavirus risk level from high to medium, and 17 other areas have adjusted the risk level from medium to low since the cluster outbreak at Xinfadi wholesale market, said Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention.