Beijing closes more areas

Officials Beijing are racing against time to detect cases of COVID-19 and isolate those who have been in contact with patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

A sign posted outside a residential area reads “Only in. No out”.

During a regular press conference on April 29, Chinese health officials did not respond to questions about whether Beijing would blockade the entire city, or the city might impose an order. blockade under any conditions and circumstances.

Chaoyang District, the site of the first mass COVID-19 testing this week in Beijing, on April 29 began conducting the last of three tests for 3.5 million residents. of this county. Most other locations in Beijing city will take the third-round test for residents on April 30.

Beijing will test all residents for COVID-19 three times this week. (Photo: AP)

Currently, many apartment complexes in Beijing are blocked, preventing residents from leaving. Beauty establishments, bars, karaoke, gyms, cinemas and libraries and at least two shopping malls were closed on April 29.

The government of Chaoyang district, the epicenter of the outbreak with the largest number of COVID-19 cases in Beijing, announced that many neighboring areas are at risk of recording a higher number of cases.

People who have recently been to sites in these areas have received text messages asking to stay until test results are available.

Companies like JD.com, an e-commerce platform, have been working hard to keep people with the best service possible.

The head of one of JD.com’s branches on the outskirts of Beijing, 32-year-old Ming Tang, said that the delivery volume of online orders has increased by 65% ​​since April 22 and by 80% of parcels. related to food.

Beijing reported 49 new COVID-19 cases on April 28, compared with 50 the day before.

The April 30-May 4 holiday is one of China’s busiest travel seasons.

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