Beijing district conducts mass Covid-19 testing as several cases detected there

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BEIJING - Fengtai, one of 16 districts of Beijing Municipality, on Sunday started district-wide nucleic acid testing as local Covid-19 cases have been reported recently, the local authorities said.

The district has found a cluster infection and is facing the risk of community transmission, according to a statement released by the district's Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control headquarters.

Beijing reported nine confirmed local Covid-19 cases and three asymptomatic cases from 4pm Friday to 4pm Saturday.A residential compound in the district was also adjusted from medium-risk to high-risk for Covid-19 on Saturday after the compound registered eight confirmed locally transmitted covid-19 cases in the 14 days to noon on Saturday.

 

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