Beijing ramps up virus efforts
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Beijing ramped up efforts to curb COVID-19 infections, ordering checks among cold-chain firms and urging residents to cut unnecessary gatherings, as the Chinese capital reported an uptick in local cases weeks before the Winter Olympics.
Beijing had three domestically transmitted infections with confirmed symptoms on Wednesday, including one previously reported as a local asymptomatic carrier for Tuesday, according to local health authority data yesterday.
That compared with one local confirmed infection for Tuesday.
The city has reported less than 10 local COVID infections since Saturday, with both the Delta and Omicron variants detected, a tiny case count compared with the rest of the world.
However, the city and China are still working under guidelines of getting any virus flare-up under control as soon as possible.
The strategy takes on extra urgency as Beijing and neighboring Hebei Province will host the Winter Olympics from February 4, while the ongoing Lunar New Year travel season raises the risk of virus transmission nationwide.
Beijing should immediately launch full inspections over its cold-chain industry and make the testing of staffers and goods more frequent, the city government said in a statement late on Wednesday, after some infections were found to be cold storage workers.
Residents are advised to reduce movement and unnecessary gatherings, while children, the elderly and people in weaker health should avoid crowded public places, the city’s health authority said on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Tianjin launched its fourth citywide nucleic acid testing at 6am yesterday, aiming to curb the further spread of the virus.
Nationwide, China reported a total of 43 locally transmitted infections with confirmed symptoms for Wednesday, according to a statement by the National Health Commission yesterday, down from 55 a day earlier.
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