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Beijing shuts food market and goes into 'wartime emergency mode' after spike in COVID-19 cases [View all]
Coronavirus: Beijing shuts food market and goes into 'wartime emergency mode' after spike in COVID-19 cases
A cluster of infections fuels fears of a second wave of the pandemic, which has so far killed more than 420,000 people worldwide.
A district of Beijing is on a "wartime emergency" footing and tourism has been banned in the Chinese capital after a spike in coronavirus cases centred around a food market has sparked fears of a fresh outbreak.
The move comes amid mounting concern over a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eleven neighbourhoods around the wholesale market in the city's southwestern Fengtai district have gone into lockdown, where an official said it was in "wartime emergency mode".
The cluster was detected after throat swabs from 45 people, out of 517 tested at the district's Xinfadi market, proved positive for coronavirus, although none of them showed symptoms of COVID-19, according to the authorities.
More: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-beijing-shuts-food-market-and-goes-into-wartime-emergency-mode-after-spike-in-covid-19-cases-12005803
A cluster of infections fuels fears of a second wave of the pandemic, which has so far killed more than 420,000 people worldwide.
A district of Beijing is on a "wartime emergency" footing and tourism has been banned in the Chinese capital after a spike in coronavirus cases centred around a food market has sparked fears of a fresh outbreak.
The move comes amid mounting concern over a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eleven neighbourhoods around the wholesale market in the city's southwestern Fengtai district have gone into lockdown, where an official said it was in "wartime emergency mode".
The cluster was detected after throat swabs from 45 people, out of 517 tested at the district's Xinfadi market, proved positive for coronavirus, although none of them showed symptoms of COVID-19, according to the authorities.
More: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-beijing-shuts-food-market-and-goes-into-wartime-emergency-mode-after-spike-in-covid-19-cases-12005803
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