Xi Jinping China city Beijing city Shanghai World Coronavirus Xi Jinping China city Beijing city Shanghai

Chinese capital steps up Covid measures as cases quadruple

Reading now: 249
www.rte.ie

China's capital, Beijing, has dialled up measures to stop Covid, strengthening public checks and locking down some residential compounds after a quadrupling of its case load in recent weeks, just as a key Communist Party congress entered full swing.

The city of 21 million people reported 18 new locally transmitted cases for the previous day, bringing the tally for the past ten days to 197.

That is four times more than the 49 infections detected in the previous ten-day period. While the number of cases is very small compared with other countries, China's zero-Covid policy has compelled the capital to ratchet up preventive measures, particularly with the Communist Party holding its once-every-five-years congress this week, during which President Xi Jinping is expected to win a precedent-breaking third term as its leader.

Beijing's health authority called for stronger screening of risky individuals and meticulous checks on people entering crowded places including supermarkets and gyms.

Read more on rte.ie
The website covid-19.rehab is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA