Posted by China Covid19 Cases: Beijing has conducted mass testing three times in several districts this week, lockdown has been imposed in many residential areas, offices and universities. Some schools, entertainment and tourist places have also been closed due to infection.
Beijing: The risk of re-spreading of Coronavirus infection is increasing in Beijing, the capital of China. Beijing has closed some public places and increased surveillance in some places. According to a Reuters report, a mass corona test of 22 million citizens of Beijing is being done so that the Shanghai-like lockdown is being done.(Shanghai Lockdown) can be avoided. Beijing has conducted mass testing three times in several districts this week, with lockdown imposed in many residential areas, offices and universities. Some schools, entertainment and tourist places have also been closed due to infection.
Universal Studios in Beijing announced late Wednesday that visitors to theme parks will have to show a negative test for Corona.
Across Beijing, 20 million samples were taken in mass testing of corona, in which positive cases of corona were found. On April 27, 50 new cases of corona were found, which was 34 more than the previous day.
Since April 22, more than 160 cases of corona have been found in Beijing, more than half of them in Chaoyang, the city’s most densely populated area and known for its nightlife, malls and embassies.
Despite having fewer cases, Beijing is working at full capacity. When the infection started in Shanghai, in March 1-10, the cases of corona were below 100 in a day. Then it increased rapidly till March 20, reaching 700 new cases in a day. By the end of March, Shanghai began receiving thousands of new cases a day, forcing the city’s 25 million residents into lockdown.
So far, Beijing has made all efforts that its economy is not affected. Due to this, the citizens are going to go to the office after the test. Lockdown is being imposed at the local level on getting infection.