Chinese mainland reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 18 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 6 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 15 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 25 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 21 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 24 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 20 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 9 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 14 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 16 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 9 new 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cases, all imported, and 17 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 8 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 26 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 12 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 19 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 34 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 17 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 19 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 9 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 4 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 9 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 10 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 9 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 16 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 19 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 15 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 14 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 16 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 27 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 15 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 34 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 23 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 22 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 17 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 14 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 17 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported, and 37 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (4 in Xinjiang), and 16 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (7 in Xinjiang, 1 in Guangdong), and 20 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 30 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (8 in Xinjiang), and 28 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (8 in Xinjiang), and 20 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (9 in Xinjiang), and 20 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 44 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (13 in Xinjiang), and 17 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (14 in Xinjiang), and 31 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (15 in Xinjiang), and 11 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (25 in Xinjiang), and 14 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 37 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (26 in Xinjiang, 1 in Beijing), and 14 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 37 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (27 in Xinjiang, 3 in Liaoning), and 20 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (22 in Xinjiang), and 24 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 36 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (28 in Xinjiang, 2 in Liaoning), and 21 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reported 43 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (28 in Xinjiang, 8 in Liaoning), and 11 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.

Chinese mainland reported 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (30 in Xinjiang, 3 in Liaoning), and 20 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.

Chinese mainland reported 45 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (31 in Xinjiang, 8 in Liaoning), and 23 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 127 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (112 in Xinjiang, 11 in Liaoning), and 11 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 105 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (96 in Xinjiang, 5 in Liaoning, 1 in Beijing), and 21 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.

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Chinese mainland reported 101 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (89 in Xinjiang, 8 in Liaoning, 1 in Beijing), and 27 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.



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Chinese mainland reported 68 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (57 in Xinjiang, 6 in Liaoning, 1 in Beijing), and 34 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.

Beijing reports 1 new confirmed domestic COVID-19 case related to Dalian.

Chinese mainland reported 61 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (41 in Xinjiang, 14 in Liaoning, 2 in Jilin), and 44 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.



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Chinese mainland reported 46 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (22 in Xinjiang, 13 in Liaoning), and 68 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 34 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (20 in Xinjiang, 9 in Liaoning), and 74 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsDalian residents are asked not to leave the city in principle. Anyone who intends to leave the city should be tested for COVID-19 up to seven days before their planned travel and present a negative nucleic acid test result.Dalian in Northeast China's Liaoning Province recorded nine symptomatic COVID-19 cases from Thursday until 3pm on Friday, as well as 27 asymptomatic infections.Latest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 07:00 GMT, July 24: World: 15,512,282US: 4,038,864Brazil: 2,287,475India: 1,288,108Russia: 793,720South Africa: 408,0526 crew members on 6 cargo ships that arrived in Hong Kong recently were found to have been infected with COVID-19. The vessels and all 140 crew members are currently in quarantine on the water near Lamma Island.The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brazil's national prison system has reached 13,778 as of Wed, up 99.3% compared to 30 days ago, with 136 deaths, statistics from Brazil's national council of justice said. 5,113 confirmed cases are staff and 8,665 are prisoners.The Port of Dalian, China's 10th largest port, issued an urgent circular on Fri stating port workers' trips to Dalian City are banned "in principle," after Dalian entered "wartime mode" due to a new COVID-19 cluster, port sources told the Global Times.Multiple international sports events in Shanghai will be cancelled this year due to COVID-19, including the Shanghai Rolex Masters, the Shanghai Masters of World Snooker and the Shanghai Longines Global Champions Tour, Shanghai organizers announced Fri.Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has reported 13 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19 asymptomatic cases in the last 24 hours. All were in Urumqi.All kindergartens and nurseries in NE China's Dalian are closed from Fri as the city announced it has entered "wartime mode" due to a cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to a local seafood processing company.Hong Kong reported 118 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on July 23, bringing the total number of infections in the city to 2,250: NHCNE China's Dalian reported 2 new COVID-19 cases & 15 new asymptomatic infections on Fri, after the city reported new locally transmitted cases linking to a seafood processing workshop.Chinese mainland reported 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (13 in Xinjiang, 2 in Liaoning), and 43 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (18 in Xinjiang), and 31 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (9 in Xinjiang), and 22 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (8 in Xinjiang), and 6 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing clear of COVID-19 medium-risk regions after no new cases reported for 14 daysChinese mainland reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (17 in Xinjiang), and 13 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsTour service websites saw a sevenfold increase in flight searches in and out of Beijing from the previous hour, after Beijing city government decided Sunday to lower its COVID-19 emergency level. Ticket bookings from Beijing to Shanghai saw the biggest increase: reportsBeijing said all arrivals from overseas still need to undergo quarantine and medical observation at designated sites, and undergo nucleic acid testing. International flights to Beijing have to enter China through the designated first point of entry.Beijing said it will maintain visitor capacity restrictions of 50% at tourist attractions, museums, gyms and libraries. Exhibitions, sports events and other activities will be gradually resumed.Dark, damp underground spaces with poor ventilation conditions will no longer be used as venues for doing business: Beijing city officialsPeople working in health care and public services sectors with high risk of exposure to COVID-19 must wear masks: Beijing municipal govtOn Sunday, officials and experts held the press briefing for epidemic control in Beijing without wearing face masks. Beijing has reported zero new COVID-19 cases for 13 consecutive days.Beijing to lower emergency response to COVID-19 from level II to III starting MondayChinese mainland reported 16 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (13 in Xinjiang), and 42 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBusiness activity in Beijing is now at a level prior to COVID-19 outbreak at Xinfadi market in early June, Beijing authority said, as 24 of 57 firms that were closed during the outbreak have resumed production, including a chip factory of PepsiCo that halted after infection found.Urumqi in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region declares wartime control mode in its fight against COVID-19 after new locally transmitted cases emerged since Wed.The National Health Commission dispatched 10 medical teams including over 200 members from 10 provinces and cities to help carry out nucleic acid testing in Urumqi. Free testing has been carried out in groups in the city of Northwest China's Xinjiang.From midnight Wed to midday Sat, Urumqi in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 17 confirmed COVID-19 patients who have mild to moderate symptoms, and 23 asymptomatic cases; the current outbreak is related to a group gathering: local health commission.From midnight Fri to midday Sat, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 12 new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, all from Urumqi; all of the patients are under centralized medical observation.A team of 21 medical staff members from E. China's Jiangsu Province on Saturday flied to Xinjiang to assist in the fight against the epidemic as the region sees a spike of local COVID-19 cases.

An asymptomatic COVID-19 patient in Shaoxing, E. China's Zhejiang was confirmed to have traveled from NW China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. All of the patient's 311 neighbours tested negative for the virus.Latest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 06:00 GMT, July 18: World: 14,106,753US: 3,647,715Brazil: 2,046,328India: 1,039,084Russia: 758,001Peru: 345,537China's National Health Commission dispatched a team of experts to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday. The scale of COVID-19 epidemic in the region is not clear and further investigation is underway: media reportsTwo travelers from Hong Kong — a mother and her son — tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday after entering Zhuhai, S China's Guangdong Province: local health authorityHubei in C. China opened interprovincial tourism for groups on Saturday now that the province has recovered from the COVID-19 epidemic. Scenic spots will limit the number of tourists to 50% of the usual maximum. International tourist groups to and from Hubei remain suspended.On Fri, Xinjiang reported 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Urumqi, and all are under medical observation. As of Fri, 17 confirmed cases and 11 asymptomatic patients have been confirmed in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and 269 are under medical observation.All of Beijing's critically ill COVID-19 patients are recovering and have lessened symptoms. All patients are being treated with traditional Chinese medicine in addition to routine treatment: official announcementStarting July 25, travelers arriving in HK from COVID-19 high-risk regions such as India and Bangladesh must provide a document showing they have tested negative for the coronavirus. HK has seen a rebound of the epidemic recently.The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide surpassed 14 million on Saturday, with the US leading all countries with more than 3.76 million cases.Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 16 new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and one suspected local case on Friday.Chinese mainland reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (6 imported cases), and 14 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported no new confirmed COVID-19 case on Friday, maintaining its record of reporting zero new case for 12th consecutive days. One new asymptomatic case was reported.

Shanghai on Thu received its first group tour flight since China resumed trans-provincial group tourism on Tue. 21 tourists departed from Chengdu to visit attractions like Disneyland and the Bund. Most travel agencies have been closed for almost six months.Beijing aims to gradually reopen cinemas while implementing COVID-19 control and prevention measures. Cinemas in low-risk areas are expected to reopen on July 20.Beijing will enhance frozen meat screening and strengthen cold chain food supervision after imported frozen shrimp samples tested positive for COVID-19, Beijing authorities told a press conference on Friday.Urumqi in China's Xinjiang has launched an emergency guarantee mechanism to strengthen supervision and avoid food price speculation such as rice, meat and vegetables, following latest COVID-19 cases.NW China's Xinjiang now has six confirmed and 11 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, all in Urumqi on Friday. 135 people are under medical observation.At least 29 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Hong Kong on Friday, as well as 37 preliminarily confirmed cases: HK mediaLatest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 06:00 GMT, July 17:World: 13,808,626US: 3,576,221Brazil: 2,012,151India: 1,003,832Russia: 751,612Peru: 341,586The 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival will be held on July 25 until Aug 2, and the 26th Shanghai TV Festival will be held on Aug 3 until 7. The events will be the first major international film and television festivals in China since the COVID-19 pandemic began.A special liaison group from the China's central government left Wuhan on Friday after months of work on local economic recovery and COVID-19 prevention and control measures. Production and life have largely returned to normal in the city once hardest hit by the coronavirus.The world's first phase three clinical trials for an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine formally began in the UAE Thurs, the result of cooperation between China's Sinopharm and the UAE's G42 Healthcare. The first group of up to 15,000 volunteers received the vaccine in Abu Dhabi.Data taken from information provider Flight Master showed that as of 9:17 am on Fri, 89% of Urumqi airport's inbound and outbound flights had been canceled, following Xinjiang's announcement that it reported one confirmed and three asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in Urumqi.Donghai Airlines, headquartered in Shenzhen, announced that all passengers from Urumqi in Xinjiang must show negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test results taken within 7 days starting from Fri, due to latest outbreak, and those to the city must show negative results from Jul 20.One new imported case of COVID-19 was reported in Qingdao on Thur. The case is a 66-yr-old Russian sailor who arrived on July 11, and tested positive on Tue. He is currently receiving isolated treatment, while all 16 of his close contacts are undergoing medical observation.Jilin city's Fengman district in NE China's #Jilin Province announced it will strengthen its health screening procedures for those coming to the city from NW China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region since June 25, as new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the region.The Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture neighboring Urumqi in Xinjiang on Friday announced the suspension of all bus operations. All front-line workers will undergo nucleic acid testing, and all vehicles will be sterilized during the suspension.East China's Fujian Province on Thursday reported two new imported asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, both from Singapore. No new symptomatic cases were reported.The US has reported over 70,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day. It reported 71,434 cases and 966 deaths between 5:33 pm on Wed and 5:33 pm on Thur (local time), according to statistics from Johns Hopkins University.South China's Guangdong reported four new imported COVID-19 cases on Friday, all related to travel from the US. The four individuals were put under quarantine.India is now the third country to have 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases. According to India's Ministry of Health, during the past 24 hours, 32,695 new cases were confirmed. The country's total confirmed cases now stand at 1,001,449.Brazil's confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 2 million, with 45,403 new cases confirmed on Jul 16. Brazil reached a million cases in 114 days, and 2 million after only 27 days. As winter will soon arrive in the country, experts believe the situation will worsen.Xinjiang should take strict measures to curb the virus spread, prevent imported cases and strengthen testing in densely populated areas, Xinjiang's Party chief said on Thur at a Party meeting after one symptomatic and three asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported in Urumqi.Starting July 17, Juneyao Air asked all passengers to and from Urumqi of Xinjiang to show negative nucleic acid test within 7 days and make sure the health code is in safe status. Those who fail to meet the requirements will undergo a 14-day quarantine for medical observation.People entering Shenzhen and Zhuhai from Hong Kong are required to hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate valid within 72 hours upon arrival, and accept a centralized quarantine for 14 days, starting from 10 am Friday, due to COVID-19 rebound in HK.ZERO COVID-19 case reported in Beijing for 11 consecutive days. 10 individuals recovered and were discharged from hospital on Thursday.Shanghai reported 1 new imported COVID-19 case from the Philippines Fri during the past 24 hours. The patient is a Chinese national who works in the Philippines.Chinese mainland reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (9 imported cases), and 5 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 1 new confirmed COVID-19 case (imported), and 2 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsZERO COVID-19 case reported in Beijing for 10 consecutive days. 23 individuals recovered and were discharged from hospital on Wed.Chinese mainland reported 6 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (all imported), and 4 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (all imported), and 5 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (all imported), and 6 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsNorth China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported four new imported COVID-19 cases on Sun -- by international flights diverted from Beijing to the region: local health authorityBeijing local CDC official tells its residents on Sunday to wear disposable gloves when buying seafood, meat or vegetables.Beijing so far has only one high-risk COVID-19 epidemic area, located in Fengtai district, and medium-risk areas have been reduced to 9: officialChinese mainland reported 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (all imported), and 5 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsThe current outbreak in HK is the most dangerous so far and even worse than the outbreak in March, as the coronavirus has entered social communities such as nursing home and schools, triggering multiple clusters of infections, the city's health authorities said on Sat.HK reported 29 new confirmed, 33 preliminary confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total number to 1,433: the city's health authority said. HK is facing the third-wave coronavirus infection.Over 70 medical team members from Hubei Province sent to assist Beijing amid the risk of a new COVID-19 outbreak in mid-June returned home on Sat. after completing tasks of supporting nucleic acid testing in the capital.Saturday marks a month after a new COVID-19 outbreak was discovered in Beijing at the Xinfadi wholesale market on June 11. This was the month of the anti-epidemic campaign joined in by the entire city and its residents, as well as a month of all-out medical treatment on cases.The extraordinary anti-epidemic measures won praise from both China and foreign nations and will surely be recorded in the history of Beijing.Apart from high-and medium-risk areas, people nationwide who come to Beijing can travel freely with a green QR code and normal body temperature. No nucleic acid tests are required, a Beijing health official said.A Beijing CDC official revealed Saturday that health authorities had previously found out that one COVID-19 patient infected 12 people in June. The patient frequently visited the Xinfadi market.China will continue to strengthen environmental sanitation management and health screening in farmers' markets. 363 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases had been reported since the latest outbreak over the past month, accounting for 68% of the country's total new cases: officialAn immigration officer stationed at Shenzhen Bay tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday: HK mediaA laboratory worker at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has tested positive for COVID-19, and the university has arranged for staff to work from home: local mediaLatest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 12:00 GMT +8, July 11:World: 12,466,337US: 3,184,573Brazil: 1,800,827India: 793,802Russia: 712,863Peru: 319,646"Unknown pneumonia" in Kazakhstan are likely COVID-19, given that there has been a big surge in COVID-19 in the country recently. WHO is working with authorities in Kazakhstan to investigate it: Michael Ryan, a WHO officialBeijing reported ZERO new confirmed local COVID-19 cases on Friday, with one asymptomatic case: local health authorityChinese mainland reported 2 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (all imported), and 4 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 4 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (all imported), and 3 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reported 9 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (all imported), and 6 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported ZERO new COVID-19 cases on Wed. No new infection reported for the third consecutive day: local health authorityChinese mainland reported 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (all imported), and 6 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported 0 newly confirmed COVID-19 casesThe final disinfection of Beijing's Xinfadi wholesale market, which was at the center of the capital's most recent COVID-19 outbreak, has been completed, showing qualified results: Beijing govt.Starting on Tuesday, Beijing will gradually release quarantined people who were at high risk of being exposed to clusters of infections at the Xinfadi Food Market. The first batch includes more than 5,000 people, accoring to Beijing's Fengtai district govt.Chinese mainland reported 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (all imported), and 15 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported 0 newly confirmed COVID-19 casesShanghai reported 2 imported cases of COVID-19 from the US and the UK on Monday. 108 close contacts on the same flights have been put under quarantine.More than 11 million residents in Beijing had received nucleic acid tests as of Monday: Beijing CDCBeijing now has only one high-risk epidemic region and 22 medium-risk regions and 24 low-risk regions: Beijing city government said.Beijing reports 8th consecutive day of single digit number of COVID-19 cases.Two asymptomatic carriers who traveled from the UK were reported in South China's Guangdong Province on Sunday. Four asymptomatic carriers traveling from Egypt were reported in Southwest China's Sichuan Province.Chinese mainland reported 4 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (1 in Beijing), and 11 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsFrom June 11 to Saturday, a total of 334 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Beijing, of whom 47% work in the Xinfadi market; 187 are males and 147 are females, and cases are aged between 19 months and 86 years old.As of Saturday, daily infection(s) of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Beijing has remained in single digits for seven consecutive days. On the whole, the epidemic situation in the Chinese capital is under control: local health authority.Chinese mainland reported 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (2 in Beijing), and 7 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing has launched more than 3,000 online recruitment activities for graduates, through which more than 50,000 graduates have secured their employment: Beijing Human Resources and Social Security BureauBrazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) on Friday has approved a Chinese company's COVID-19 vaccine for clinical trials in the country, and 9,000 volunteers have signed up to participate: reportMicro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Beijing can get a monthly subsidy of 3,000 yuan ($428) for every college graduate they recruit in an effort to reduce their labor costs and promote employment of college graduates: Beijing Human Resources and Social Security BureauTaj Mahal, Qutub Minar and other protected Indian monuments will reopen across #India starting from Monday, requiring visitors to wear personal protection equipment, the country's culture minister announced.North China's Tianjin on Friday registered an imported COVID-19 case from the US. The patient is an American who works for the Universal Studios in Beijing, and had recently lived in Orlando, Florida.Latest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 1:00 pm GMT+8, July 4:World: 11,074,878US: 2,794,153Brazil: 1,539,081Russia: 666,941India: 648,315Peru: 295,599The US reported 57,468 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, the 5th record in the past 9 days, nearly 20,000 more than the record on June 251st record Jun 25 38,8532nd record Jun 26 44,7263rd record Jul 1 52,6094th record Jul 2 54,8695th record Jul 3 57,468Three asymptomatic COVID-19 infections were reported Friday in Hubei Province, including two imported cases from Russia. Both patients were Chinese nationals on a chartered flight from Moscow. People from the same flight have all been quarantined upon arrival in Wuhan.The Chinese Embassy in Russia on Saturday advised caution choosing transit routes from Moscow to China, as the local COVID-19 epidemic situation is still severe, and closed public places such as airports are high-risk areas.Chinese mainland reported 3 COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The local case in Beijing is from Fengtai district, where the Xinfadi market locates. Two imported cases include one in Shanghai and one in South China's Guangdong Province.One person who returned to Xiangyang, Hubei Province from other areas tested positive for nucleic acid and was confirmed an asymptomatic case Friday. The patient has been sent to hospital and the close contacts have been quarantined. Local authority urged public not to panic.Chinese mainland reported 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (1 in Beijing), and 4 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsGlobal confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 11 million on Friday, reaching 11,031,905 as of 6:33 p.m. (2233 GMT), according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

The rate of positive nucleic acid test results is higher when people are tested at least one week after COVID-19 symptoms emerge, and the detection rate drops 10 days later as the concentration of virus host cells drops in the pharynx.Four men in Beijing have been investigated for violating quarantine rules, including one who concealed a history of travel to the Xinfadi market, where Beijing's latest outbreak began.One Beijing resident who withheld his travel history to Xinfadi market three times during the epidemiologist investigation has been placed under investigation.China's National Health Commission has refuted foreign media reports that China never reported the COVID-19 epidemic to the WTO. China has always been transparent about its epidemic and reported to relevant organizations in a timely manner, an NHC official said on Fri.The woman who was dining in a shopping mall in Beijing's Shijingshan district on Thursday when she received her positive nucleic acid test result broke the alarm device installed on her door to go outside during her quarantine period: Beijing health authorityResidents from low-risk areas in Beijing no longer need to submit a negative nucleic acid test result when they leave the city starting from July 4.Beijing has finished nucleic acid tests for 10 million people as of Friday. The city has reported 331 cases since June, with 172 of them found through nucleic acid tests.Beijing has started to disinfect all public toilets and inspect construction sites throughout the city, after it was confirmed that two workers at a construction site in Daxing district had been infected with COVID19.China aims to stop live poultry trading gradually and crack down on illegal wildlife trading and consumption, restrict livepoultry trading and slaughter, and encourage concentrated slaughter of live poultry: China's top market regulator on Fri.Chinese authorities said China is testing for COVID-19 on imported seafood and meat products transported via cold chain. As of Thurs, around 50,000 food samples from Zhejiang, Yunnan and Henan provinces, returned negative tests.Latest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 2:00 pm GMT+8, July 3:World: 10,871,362US: 2,739,879Brazil: 1,496,858Russia: 660,231India: 625,544Peru: 292,004India has the fourth-highest number of COVID-19 cases worldwide; that is, it has confirmed a total of 625,544 cases as of Friday morning local time, with 20,903 new cases reported in the past 24 hours: India health authorityThe Chinese Football Association has decided to start the Chinese SuperLeague 2020 season on July 25. Club members, including all players, coaches and staff, are required to complete the first round of nucleic acid testing as soon as possible.10 ZEROs for 2 consecutive days in hard-hit Hubei: 0 new cases; 0 new suspected cases; 0 new deaths; 0 imported cases; 0 confirmed cases; 0 suspected cases; 0 new asymptomatic cases; 0 cases from asymptomatic carriers; 0 in quarantine; 0 in observation for asymptomatic carriers.The report showed young Chinese people's travel budget has not been affected by COVID-19, with 47.2% of interviewees saying they will not decrease their spending on travel, and 16.77% suggesting they plan to increase their spending for dining and accommodation.Young Chinese people's enthusiasm for overseas travel has been reduced due to factors such as border controls amid the pandemic, while their willingness for domestic travel has been "unprecedentedly high," per a report by Chinese online travel platform Mafengwo.com.82-y-o respiratory expert Zhang Hewu, from Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital, the oldest doctor infected with COVID-19 in the hardest-hit Chinese city, began patrolling the ward on Wed after 157 days. Zhang has kept his own medical records for the medical workers' reference.Shanghai reported one new imported COVID-19 case on Thursday, a Chinese national from Ethiopia. The patient is being treated at a designated hospital, and the other 53 passengers on the flight are under quarantine for medical observation: local health authorityThe US reported 54,771 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Jul 2, a new high.Jul 2: 54,771Jul 1: 52,609Jun 30: 43,865Jun 29: 36,390Jun 28: 40,691Jun 27: 43,581Jun 26: 44,726A new study has revealed the novel coronavirus was circulating in Brazil's Santa Catalina as far back as November 2019, as local scientists detected the virus in samples of human sewage. This is two months earlier than the first reported COVID-19 infection in Americas.Chinese mainland reported 5 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (2 in Beijing), and 4 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsThe only new confirmed COVID-19 case in Beijing on Wed was a 44-year-old man who had worked in the Xinfadi food market. He was confirmed to have COVID-19 while in collective quarantine.A COVID-19 case found in a contruction site in Beijing's Daxing district lead to the compulsory quarantine of 95 close contacts: Beijing officialA Wanda Plaza in Beijing's Shijingshan district was closed for sanitation work on Thu after a customer said she tested positive for COVID-19. The woman has been sent to a designated hospital.Chinese mainland reported 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (1 in Beijing), and 2 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsSince the outbreak connected to the Xinfadi market began on June 11, confirmed COVID-19 cases have been found in 11 districts and 47 streets of Beijing. Five and 39 streets were respectively classified as high- and medium-risk regions: Beijing CDCThe number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in Central China's Hubei Province has decreased to zero on Tuesday for the first time since the initial outbreak, the Health Commission of Hubei Province said on Wednesday.Students who are being quarantined due to recently returning from abroad or other provinces are required to complete a COVID-19 nucleic acid test within 7 days of the 2020 gaokao exam before they can be admitted: Beijing Education Examination AuthorityChina's first COVID-19 vaccine development lab and the only vaccine producing department at P3 level in Central China were completed in Wuhan on Wed. The department has the ability to produce 100 million doses of potential vaccines per year.Beijing plans to lift closed-off management in 12 residential communities around Xinfadi market, and 5 were lifted on Tue. Beijing reported 3 new coronavirus cases on Wed, the lowest in 19 days.Chinese mainland reported 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (all in Beijing), and 3 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsSteady and positive momentum has gained in the fight against COVID-19 in Beijing, but the epidemic situation remains complex and severe: Xu Hejian, director of Information Office of Beijing Municipal GovernmentA number of people under quarantine in Beijing had shown symptoms and chose not to report them, and some patients did not report them as they only suffered mild symptoms, said deputy director of Beijing CDC Pang XinhuoSouthwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Tuesday reported one imported asymptomatic COVID-19 case from the UK.Chinese mainland reported 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (7 in Beijing), and 4 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsShanghai reported 3 imported COVID-19 cases from the UK, the US, India and 1 related case Monday; A total of 122 people in close contact with the patients have been put under isolated observation: municipal health commissionShanghai will reduce price of COVID19 nucleic acid test to 120 yuan ($17) per person, and the price of antibody test to 40 yuan ($5.6) from Tue. The COVID-19 test done at designated institutions will be covered by the city's medical insurance.Seven in Beijing city are confirmed infected with COVID19, after they have stayed in centralized quarantine longer than 14 days: Beijing CDC officialA security guard in Beijing was confirmed contracted COVID19 on Sunday. He was a close contact with a confirmed case: officialAs of June 29, Beijing has completed nucleic acid tests for 1.18 million people, who work in the city's farm produce markets, parcels delivery industry, beauty salons, barber shops, cafes and restaurants: city officialsThe WHO said Monday that global COVID19 cases had reached 10,004,707 after the records of daily new cases had been refreshed repeatedly for the past few days.College entrance examinations in #Beijing city will be held from July 7 to 10, the same timeline as other parts of China: city officialsBeijing govt officials stressed epidemic prevention in confined venues and residential dormitories.Beijing city officials said Monday that only healthy students are able to attend the 2020 gaokao examinaiton, which starts on July 7. On the 14th and third day before gaokao, the city will, twice, screen the health status of exam attendees in the city.Since the outbreak at Xinfadi market on June 11, Beijing has hospitalized 318 confirmed local cases. 26 asymptomatic patients are under observation: officialBeijing's number of newly reported COVID19 cases is expected to hit zero within one week, Wu Zunyou, chief expert in epidemiology of the China CDC said, adding that most of Beijing's cases have been found in centralized isolation, and only a few have been found in screening.Beijing's current epidemic prevention and control situation is still grim and complex: officialBeijing's Chaoyang district has so far collected nucleic acid test samples from more than 877,000 local residents, including secondary screenings for those personnel who had come into contact with the Xinfadi wholesale market.A Beijing airport shuttle bus driver who tested positive for COVID-19 has been discharged from hospital. It was confirmed the driver had visited the beef and lamb section of Xinfadi market.The first two Foton vehicles to facilitate COVID-19 nucleic acid tests have been put into operation in Beijing's Chaoyang and Xicheng districts. Each vehicle has four sampling points and each point is capable of testing 100 people within one hour.Chinese mainland reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (7 in Beijing), and 6 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported 7 newly confirmed COVID-19 casesAccording to the Pandemic Economy Tracker by Alibaba's Luo han Academy, the world's economy has shed $2.59 trillion in 2020 as of June 26. The coronavirus has wiped out all the $2.49 trillion GDP growth of 2019.The impact of COVID19 on China's economy has been generally controllable, according to a statement from China's Central Bank issued at its Q2 meeting on Sunday, noting that the country's economic growth remained resilient, and long-term fundamentals have not changed.The global COVID-19 confirmed cases reached 10 million and the #US has the highest number at 2,510,323: John Hopkins UniversityBeijing municipal govt has extended the centralized quarantine period for those who worked at Xinfadi market to 28 days, doubling the previous 14-day quarantine period: govt officialBeijing plans to deploy mobile equipment, such as makeshift nucleic acid sample collectors, to meet the city's demand for massive COVID-19 sample testing while providing convenience to residents at the same time.Beijing's Fengtai district, where Xinfadi food wholesale market is located, will conduct both nucleic acid tests and serum antibody tests on people under collective quarantine.Beijing sampled 8.29 million of the city's residents as of Sunday, of which 7.68 million have completed nucleic acid testing; that is, 35.7% of the capital's total population have conducted COVID-19 nucleic acid tests.Beijing public hospitals lowered the price for nucleic acid tests from 180 yuan ($26.8) to 120 yuan per person.All 1,120 volunteers in phase Ⅰ/Ⅱ clinical trials have successfully made antibodies against the COVID-19 after accepting two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by an institute under Sinopharm CNBG in Beijing. The vaccine has proven to be effective and safe.Qingdao in East China's Shandong Province reported 1 imported case of COVID-19 from the US on Sunday.Chinese mainland reported 17 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (14 in Beijing), and 7 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing is conducting COVID-19 nucleic acid tests for all employees of the city's beauty parlors and hair salons. So far 12,350 staff members among the 26,286 tested have all received negative results. Salons are required to disinfect cosmetic and hair tools for each client.Among Beijing's 17 most recently confirmed COVID-19 cases on Fri, 14 were salespersons at Xinfadi market's beef and mutton trading floor: Beijing CDC deputy director Pang XinghuoWill COVID-19 spread through delivery packages? The chances of being infected after being in contact with a delivery package are very low: Chinese CDC research fellow Wang Liping said. Wearing a mask when receiving express deliveries, and washing hands can reduce risks.Globally, there haven't been any confirmed COVID-19 cases caused by transmission from mosquitoes or flies: Chinese CDC research fellow Wang Liping said SaturdayBeijing will strengthen price management and guidance for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, said Beijing's government spokesperson on Sat. The local medical insurance authority said the test price would be set at no higher than 180 yuan ($25.4).Latest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 13:00 PM GMT+8, June 27:World: 9,801,572US: 2,467,554Brazil: 1,274,974Russia: 619,936India: 508,953UK: 310,836Shanghai reported one imported COVID-19 case on Friday - a Chinese national arriving from South Sudan via Ethiopia. The patient is being treated in Shanghai and the 38 passengers on the same flight are being quarantined for observation: local health authorityBoth US and Brazil reported more than 40,000 new COVID-19 cases on Jun 26, according to Johns Hopkins data. US holds 2,462,472 cases, and Brazil has 1,274,584 cases until 8 pm EST Jun 26.The testing capacity of Beijing's first mobile, inflatable nucleic acid testing lab for COVID-19, dubbed as "Huoyan," has increased to 100,000 people a day from 30,000 people daily after capacity expansion.Chinese mainland reported 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (17 in Beijing), and 12 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsIn Beijing's Chaoyang district, workers in the service industries, such as hair salons and clinics, are required to undergo nucleic acid tests to ensure the city's COVID-19 control and prevention measures are satisfied: local officialsChangping district in Beijing reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case. So far, 11 districts in the capital have reported coronavirus infections.All 72,277 employees from Beijing's municipal hospitals have tested negative for COVID-19.Beijing has recalled all products sold from Beijing's Xinfadi market between May 30 and June 12 as an emergency measure following the capital's recent COVID-19 outbreak; that is, a total of 8,173.29 kgs of meat, poultry, and soy products have been recalled.Chinese mainland reported 13 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (11 in Beijing), and 5 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported 11 newly confirmed COVID-19 casesChinese mainland reported 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (13 in Beijing), and 1 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientChinese mainland reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (7 in Beijing), and 3 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported 7 newly confirmed COVID-19 casesThe COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing related to Xinfadi market has been basically brought under control, but it is still imperative to prevent the virus from spreading, said Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan.An inactivated vaccine for COVID-19 developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group entered phase III clinical trials in the United Arab Emirates on Tue. This is the first overseas clinical trial for a Chinese-developed vaccine, an important step toward putting the vaccine into use and benefiting all human beings.A man in Xiaogan, C China's Hubei Province was detained for 3 days for spreading rumors that someone had not moved his car due to having died from COVID-19.Major food delivery platform Eleme requires new registered riders in Beijing to hold nucleic acid test negative results before accepting orders after the platform revealed a positive COVID-19 case on Tuesday.Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has tested positive for the coronavirus.Taking negative nucleic acid testing as a "passport" is wrong while positive antibody testing is right: senior health expert Huang YanzhongCOVID-19 will not disappear in the upcoming winter and the spring months; however, intense and large-scale outbreaks are unlikely, China's top medical advisor Zhong Nanshan said on Tuesday.Beijing's leading group on pandemic prevention and control measures held talks with local hospitals regarding their recent problems containing COVID-19 in the capital.Yongdinglu Street in Beijing's Haidian district has recently raised its COVID-19 infection risk level from medium to high. As of press time, Beijing has 38 medium-risk areas in 10 districts, and five high-risk areas in Fentai, Daxing, and Haidian districts.A supermarket in Beijing's Yongdinglu Street reported two COVID-19 cases in two consecutive days. One case was reported on Tuesday, after coming in close contact with a case that was confirmed on Monday; another was confirmed on Monday.Passengers in Beijing are being discouraged from using trains to leave Beijing without showing a negative nucleic acid test completed within the last seven days. The regulation starts from Tuesday.All of Beijing's construction sites and industrial plants will start to operate in a closed-up environment, sealed off to outsiders.As of Monday, more than 2.34 million of Beijing's permanent residents have received COVID-19 tests.PepsiCo's Beijing branch, where Lay's potato chips are produced, reported 3 more confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total infections in the plant to 11.A food deliveryman working for online courier platform eleme was confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 on Monday. The man made an average of 50 deliveries a day in the past few days.Beijing's courier deliverymen who have had close contact with the confirmed COVID-19 case at Eleme platform, are required to immediately stop taking orders, while go into quarantine.China's anti-epidemic work has been decisive, open, and clear, said Chinese FM, urging some US politicians to respect science&facts, stop maliciously attacking China, focus on safeguarding their own people's lives,play a constructive role in intl cooperation against the pandemic.China is capable of producing 8 billion high-quality vaccine bottles to meet the demand for COVID19 vaccine, said Chinese Association for Vaccines in response to Wall Street Journal's report on a global shortage of glass vials for COVID19 vaccine.China's traffic authorities on Tuesday vowed to strictly guard traffic out of Beijing: Those with abnormal health QR codes or without recently-taken negative nucleic acid test proof will not be allowed to take public transportation or drive out of the capital.Hubei Province needs to be well-prepared for any possible outbreaks in the autumn and winter months, while also remain focused on the region's economic development, says Ding Xiangyang, Deputy Secretary-General of the China's State CouncilChinese mainland reported 22 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (13 in Beijing), and 7 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported 13 newly confirmed COVID-19 casesUS COVID-19 deaths top 120,000: Johns Hopkins UniversityThe COVID-19 outbreak linked to Beijing's Xinfadi wholesale market is near the end: Chinese medical expertA man in Beijing was confirmed with COVID-19 infection despite his nucleic acid test results were negative a week ago.NW China's Gansu Province reported Monday seven imported cases of COVID-19. The province hasn't reported a local case for 78 consecutive days.The city-wide infection tracing investigation into 7 of the 9 lastest confirmed COVID-19 cases reported on Sun has ended in Beijing. There were 3 males reported, while the other 6 cases are females.In Beijing, 3 people at 2 construction sites were confirmed COVID-19 cases. The construction sites have been closed off, according to local authorities.

Latest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 06:00 GMT, June 22:World: 8,952,428US: 2,279,879Brazil: 1,083,341Russia: 583,879India: 425,282UK: 305,803Beijing reported a total of 236 new COVID-19 cases during the past 11 days, covering 10 districts: local health authorityIndian police on the border between India and China's Tibet region, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, reported 58 active COVID-19 cases by Sunday, reported Indian media. It had reported 14 new coronavirus cases within 24 hours.More than 5,000 residents in a community in Tongzhou district, Beijing, have had COVID-19 nucleic acid test samples collected as of Mon after two residents in the community were reported as testing positive for virus on Sat.Chinese mainland reported 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (9 in Beijing), and 7 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsJiaozuo in Central China's Henan reported one criminal suspect who tested positive for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing, and screened out 15 close contacts to the suspect and all tested negative: local authorityBeijing reported nine COVID-19 new cases on Sunday, two suspected patients. The number of newly reported patients has largely dropped from the previous day, as the capital city had been reporting double-digit growth for eight consecutive days.North China's Hebei reported two new COVID-19 confirmed cases on Monday, both related to Beijing patients: local health authorityBeijing reported 9 newly confirmed COVID-19 casesShanghai reported three new imported COVID-19 cases Monday, one from US and two from India. All 47 close contacts to the confirmed patients have been put into medical observation.Recent COVID-19 cases in N China's Tianjin that have had an untraceable source have the same genetic sequence as the coronavirus found in Beijing's Xinfadi market, which is closely related to the European strain.Lay's potato chips are safe and the virus has zero chance of survival throughout the product supply chain, PepsiCo said on Sunday after 8 employees tested positive for COVID-19 at the company's plant that mainly produced Lay's potato chips.Beijing's Peking Union Medical College Hospital will open a makeshift facility on Mon. that will be used to conduct COVID-19 nucleic acid tests, as the city is under pressure to test key groups of residents impacted by the new outbreak.Chances are slim for students returning to universities before September in Beijing, said a Beijing education official. The school will not reopen until environmental monitoring is completed and the risk of infection from COVID-19 has been eliminated.Dayanglu Market, Beijing's 2nd largest market after Xinfadi, halted its retail business on Sun to curb the spread of COVID-19. There are 3,061 vendors in the market, whose meat, poultry and egg transactions account 50% of the city's total.Two more areas in Beijing have raised their COVID-19 alert level to high risk, bringing to four areas with high risk. The alert level in 37 areas in the city is medium risk after a spike of local COVID-19 infections recently.Beijing has expanded the number of nucleic acid testing centers to 124, and now the city's maximum daily testing capacity is elevated to 230,000 from previous 100,000: Beijing city authorities said on SundayPepsiCo in Beijing suspends operations after confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the company.All of PepsiCo's 87 close contacts of a confirmed case in Beijing have been quarantined, and samples taken inside and outside its Beijing plant have come out negative.China has not granted access to British poultry meat providers to enter the country, Chinese customs said, defusing public concerns about a recent COVID-19 outbreak at a meat processing plant in Britain.Latest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 06:00 GMT, June 21:World: 8,791,794US: 2,255,119Brazil: 1,032,913Russia: 576,162India: 410,451UK: 304,580Emergence of Beijing's COVID-19 cases are not considered a 2nd wave, but a sudden outbreak within a small area, which is currently controllable: Chinese infectious disease expert Zhang Wenhong. A 2nd wave would have an obvious crest then descend after spreading for a while.The Ming Tombs, the graves of 13 Ming Dynasty emperors (1368-1644) located in Beijing's suburbs and a must-see spot for overseas tourists, announced the temporary closure of its indoor spaces from Saturday until further notice amid a wave of fresh COVID-19 cases in Beijing.Chinese mainland reported 26 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (22 in Beijing), and 6 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsTwo books on China's experience fighting COVID19 - "Fangcang Shelter Hospitals For COVID-19" and "Emergency Hospitals For COVID-19" - were recently published by a Singaporean publishing house for overseas readers.So far, no confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases have been found among delivery men in Beijing. Nucleic acid tests for a total of 103,000 deliverymen of express companies and food delivery platforms are expected to be completed by Tuesday.Beijing reported 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 casesAll residents of 40 sealed-off communities in Beijing have been asked not to leave their homes to avoid cross infections: Zhang Qiang, an official withBeijing's COVID19 prevention teamWhile no foodstuffs, including seafood, could be infected with coronavirus, it may be possible the products or their packaging materials were contaminated with the virus: Li Fengqin, director of microbiology laboratory of China National Center for Food Safety Risk AssessmentBeijing gives priority of large-scale nucleic acid testing to employees in 36 high-risk industries amid the COVID19 epidemic such as catering, supermarkets, shopping malls, trade markets and food deliveries.People under 14-day collective quarantine in Beijing for medical observation can only be released if their nucleic acid test result is negative at the end of quarantine.Beijing has sampled a total of 2.29 million people for nucleic acid tests during the city's screening for COVID19 cases between June 11 and June 20, local authorities said on Saturday.Beijing reported 22 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, with the youngest infected being a 1-year-old and the oldest a 56-year-oldTwo of the 22 confirmed COVID19 cases in Beijing on Friday work at a food factory: Beijing authoritiesTwo major food delivery platforms in Beijing have asked deliverymen who have delivered food to high-risk areas in the capital to suspend their services, to accept nucleic acid tests and stay at home for medical observation for 14 days amid the COVID19 outbreak risk.A total of 205 cases have been confirmed in Beijing as of midnight Friday since June 11. Five provinces have 17 confirmed cases related to Beijing's recent outbreak, including 11 in Hebei, 3 in Liaoning, 1 in Sichuan, 1 in Zhejiang and 1 in Henan.Type A were more likely to contract COVID19 while those with Type O were less likely, according to scientists who studied thousands of patients in Italy and Spain.All staff of food delivery platforms and express delivery companies in Beijing will undergo nucleic acid tests and the testing will be completed over the next week. Ride hailing company Didi Chuxing, also announced all of the company's drivers will be given free test for COVID19Three COVID19 vaccine candidates developed in China have completed Phase II clinical trials, China's National Health Commission and Ministry of Science and Technology said on Friday.Chinese mainland reported 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (22 in Beijing), and 7 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported 22 newly confirmed COVID-19 casesAmong the 183 COVID19 cases confirmed in Beijing since June 11, two patients are critically ill and 11 are severely ill, authorities said on Friday.The majority of samples collected from the aquatic and soybean product areas at Beijing's Xinfadi market have tested positive for COVID19, an expert revealed at the regular news brief in Beijing.Food and packaging can be contaminated with coronavirus if the nearby environment has been polluted, according to China's national food safety experts. Virus pollution could occur in wholesale markets and supermarkets.Eight employees at a restaurant near Beijing's Xinfadi market have tested positive for #COVID19. Two of them regularly purchased products from Xinfadi. The name of the restaurant is "mianmian judao."A Chinese expert has suggested people not eat and properly dispose of frozen seafood, soy products and other foods purchased at #Beijing's Xinfadi market to avoid coronavirus infection.China now has five approved COVID19 vaccines for ClinicalTrial -- one adenovirus vector vaccine and four inactivated vaccines -- accounting for 40 percent of clinical-stage vaccines worldwide, the Ministry of Science and Technology said Friday.China's volume of express deliveries reached 4.678 billion pieces from Jun 1 to 18, up 48.66% year-on-year, effectively boosting the country's consumption recovery amid COVID19, the National Post Office said on Fri.Schools with confirmed COVID19 cases will not be used for China's upcoming Gaokao college entrance examination, China's Ministry of Education said on Fri.Chinese mainland reported 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (25 in Beijing), and 5 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported 25 newly confirmed COVID-19 casesBeijing has sufficient grain reserves to guarantee supply, National Development and Reform Commission said on Thursday in response to vegetable and grain prices fluctuation in Beijing after large farmers' markets like Xinfadi were closed.Zhang Wenhong, an internet celebrity professor of the Shanghai COVID-19 medical expert team, was elected as a deputy to the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress.It is important to verify the information of passengers leaving or arriving in Beijing amid COVID-19 while preventing them from entering Beijing in illegal vehicles, the Ministry of Transport said on Thursday.Export of pork products from a German company have been suspended in China from Wed as a cluster of COVID-19 infections have been confirmed at the firm. The company's export of products related to cutting and cold storage were also suspended.Chinese custom departments have conducted COVID-19 tests on imported meat, aquatic products, vegetables, fruits and packaging as well as operating environments during the past week. All 32,174 samples tested showed negative: Customs on ThuBeijing's COVID-19 outbreak curve peaked at June 13: Wu Zunyou, China CDC epidemiologistChina's prevention work on COVID-19 is open, transparent, swift and highly effective. China-US should strengthen anti-virus cooperation and support WHO's leading role to help developing countries, Chinese FM said, following senior diplomat Yang Jiechi's talks with PompeoAll inter-provincial passenger bus lines to and from Beijing will be temporarily suspended from Friday. All tickets sold will be refunded.According to an epidemiological survey, the number of seafood vendors outnumbered other vendors in Beijing's Xinfadi wholesale food market; and the seafood vendors displayed #COVID19 symptoms earlier too, Wu Zunyou, China's chief epidemiologistBeijing's outbreak was expected, and it could happen anywhere, as the virus is still devastating the world, said Wu Zunyou, China's chief epidemiologist, adding it was unexpected to happen at another market. Luckily, Beijing has been quick to confine it to the minimal size.Why have wet markets become centers for COVID-19 to spread? Wu Zunyou, China's chief epidemiologist, said he believes that seafood is stored in low temperature and wet condition, which facilitate the virus to hide and survive, but more lab researches are needed."Late last year, when unknown pneumonia cases erupted in #Wuhan Huanan Seafood Market, (we) suspected wild animals might be the cause. Now, the new outbreak at Beijing wholesale market made us to look back at Wuhan, it offers a new direction to resolve the mystery," Wu said."Is Beijing's new COVID-19 outbreak being controlled?", "Yes, it is," said Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist from China's CDC.Among the 21 new infections detected in Beijing on Wednesday, five were considered mild, and no patients were considered severe or critical: city officialReplying to requests from neighboring Hebei Province, Beijing will halt a good number of bus routes connecting Hebei and Beijing: city officialBeijing to impose commuter capacity limit of no more than 90 percent on city's buses, and 80 percent on subways, a move aimed at stemming COVID-19 spread: city officialCentral China's Hubei Province announced on Thursday that during the upcoming fall semester, all elementary and middle schools, kindergartens and colleges will start classes as usual.Nursultan Nazarbayev, former president of Kazakhstan has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently self-isolating, according to media reports.Chinese scientists managed to isolate & culture the coronavirus detected in the latest cluster infection centering Beijing's Xinfadi market, with lab results showing the virus variant continues to transform and amplify. The discovery is crucial for evaluating the new outbreak.Latest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 07:00 GMT, June 18:World: 8,351,427US: 2,163,290Brazil: 955,377Russia: 552,549India: 366,946UK: 300,717On Wednesday, Shanghai received 2 residents of Beijing's Fengtai district where Xinfadi market is located. They returned negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test results; but they will receive one more test, and are kept in medical observation: local health authorityBeijing public transit commuters dropped sharply after the capital city raised virus emergency response to level II, with the number of subway commuters put at 4.55 million Wednesday, down nearly 40% compared with last Wednesday: local mediaHotel bookings in China for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival rose by 12%, and transport orders by 7%, between June 8 to 14, compared with the week before, travel agency Trip.com told GT, noting that travel demand for Chinese people still exists.Trip.com told GT that although bookings in June increased compared to May, the growth for the upcoming holiday is less than the recent tomb-sweeping festival and May Day holidays, likely due to the new COVID-19 cases in Beijing.Anxin county in Xiong'an New Area, N China's Hebei Province neighboring Beijing, imposed a temporary traffic control in the whole county, to strengthen epidemic prevention and curb the spread of coronavirus. Vehicles are not allowed to enter, except for those with special needsWho can leave Beijing under the city's current COVID-19 prevention measures? Beijing govt said only those who are accepted by destination govt; hold green health codes and valid nucleic acid tests within seven days are allowed to leave the Chinese capital.Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is supposed to see 66% of inbound flights and 65% of outbound flights canceled;Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) is supposed to see 73% of inbound flights and 78% of outbound flights canceled, as of 10:30 am on Thurs: VariFlightBeijing's public security bureau said imposing restrictions on people leaving Beijing is not sealing off the city, noting that current measures aim to prevent the virus from spreading to other parts of the country and world.3 types of people cannot leave Beijing: people showing symptoms of COVID-19, those who have come into contact with the Xinfadi market, and residents from Beijing's medium- and high-risks areas: Beijing local authorityChina's Ministry of Education said on Thursday that it will organize online and offline recruitment activities for China's overseas students, and will explore more resources for Chinese students to study abroad while protecting their legitimate rights.Beijing has shut down all hotels and similar entities in areas considered high risk amid the city's latest COVID-19 outbreak. Fengtai district's Huaxiang subdistrict is the only area currently ranked as high risk.People who entered Xinfadi market since May 30 or had close contact with Xinfadi merchants should receive nucleic tests and home quarantine themselves for 14 days. They are also required to receive intensified coronavirus tests twice: govt official.On Wed, a total of 87,000 nucleic acid tests were completed in Beijing's Fengtai district. Since the outbreak flared up on June 11, more than 200,000 residents in this district have been tested, around 8% of the district's total population.Beijing will continue to implement 14-day quarantine for people entering the capital from outside China: govt officialBeijing has expanded swab throat testing from six key groups of people to 10, adding restaurant owners, farmers' market vendors, and canteen employees to the list of people who must be tested.China's capital market opening-up hasn't been slowed by COVID-19 outbreak, but has instead accelerated. Foreign holding limits in securities, funds, and futures were fully liberalized ahead of schedule: Yi Huiman, head of China's securities regulatorFour residents in Hong Kong have reportedly suffered from food poisoning, with symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea, after eating #salmon and oysters in a local restaurant. HK's health authority said that an investigation is currently underway.China's National Museum in #Beijing requires people to take COVID-19 nucleic acid tests before visiting. It is the first museum in the country to do so, as Beijing is strengthening virus prevention and control after upgrading its emergency response level from third to second.China's 1 trillion yuan ($112.38 billion) worth of #renminbi bonds to combat the impact of COVID-19 will be issued from mid-June until the end of July to bond underwriting groups: MOFChina's National Health Commission has dispatched experts with special disinfection and epidemiological experience in Wuhan to guide Beijing's battle to curb the spread of the coronavirus.A total of 1,460 flights in and out of Beijing were cancelled by 8 am Thu, second day after the city raised its COVID-19 emergency response to level II.958 (about 76%) flights at Beijing Capital International Airport canceled;502 (about 84%) flights at Beijing Daxing International Airport canceled: Flight MasterNorth China's Hebei Province, bordering Beijing, reported two new COVID-19 cases and three asymptomatic patients on Wed, all of whom are related with Beijing Xinfadi market.Chinese mainland reported 28 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (21 in Beijing), and 8 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChina has arranged 15 flights to bring back Chinese students in Russia amid the COVID-19 epidemic. The first flight will fly from Moscow to Taiyuan, North China's Shanxi on Friday, the Chinese Embassy in Russia said.Tianjin reported 1 new confirmed COVID-19 case Wed night, a 22-year-old man working at Tianjin's Conrad Hotel. The patient has been responsible for dishwashing since May 30, occasionally cleaning frozen seafood. All 93 close contacts have been quarantined for medical observation.China will start construction of the headquarters of the Center for Diseases and Prevention of Africa and speed up cooperation with African countries. It will supply materials and deploy medical teams to Africa to aid in the fight against COVID-19, Xi said.Under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, China will exempt interest-free loan debts of relevant African countries due by the end of 2020: President XiChina pledges to avail any successful COVID-19 vaccine to African countries first, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at China-Africa summit on solidarity against COVID-19 on Wed.31 provinces and regions including Macao in China have tightened health checks on arrivals from Beijing after four provinces reported confirmed cases related to the capital's COVID-19 outbreak.Focusing on COVID-19 treatment, Beijing Ditan Hospital will stop all outpatient and emergency treatment from Thursday. The inpatient department will stop admitting ordinary inpatients, and the shuttle bus service for patients will be cancelled.China's top market regulator required the country's food businesses to strictly implement verification of their procurement and ensure food safety on Wed. It required market regulators at the local level to screen agricultural and food markets.Chinese expert team concludes COVID-19 mission to Palestine after exchanges of experience: XinhuaAnother five sub-districts were classified as medium-risk areas on Wed, bringing the total number to 32. Huaxiang sub-district in Beijing's Fengtai district is still the only high-risk area in China.The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports issued an urgent notice on Wednesday, suspending sports events as well as closing certain gyms as the capital city of China upgraded its emergency response to COVID-19 from level III to II.A grass-roots official of Sanhe, a Heibei city neighboring Beijing, was detained and fined for violating citizens' privacy, after disclosing an internal doc saying a resident of Yanjiao county had been to Xinfadi market and his family all had fevers.Wedding ceremonies, press briefings, banquets and all other activities with large groups of people gathering will be suspended, said #Beijing's market authority on Wed, as the capital's COVID-19 emergency response increased to level II.COVID-19 infection in Beijing may continue for a while, as the Xinfadi market where the latest round broke out is the largest wholesale food market in Beijing, with high risk of spreading the virus, a health official said at Wednesday's press conference.Beijing reported 137 new COVID-19 cases over the past 6 days and raised its COVID-19 emergency response to Level II on Tues. Among the 137 cases, 1 is considered critical; 4 are considered severe, and the rest are considered mild. The youngest case is aged 8 years old.From Tuesday night to Wednesday at 2 pm, Beijing's health authorities searched 443 vegetable markets and 1,658 supermarkets for products that might be contaminated by COVID-19: Beijing officialSome Chinese cinemas start to sell in-stock beverage and snacks that are to expire after a half-year suspension of business, as no sign of industry resumption in foreseeable future.Beijing has managed to conduct nucleic tests for 400,000 people on a daily basis: Beijing govt officialBeijing has given nucleic acid tests to 356,000 people since Saturday: govt official30 Chinese provinces and regions have strengthened health checks on arrivals from Beijing after the city saw a COVID-19 infection spike and four provinces reported confirmed cases related to Beijing's cases.As of 3 pm on Wed, 52% of inbound flights and 46% of outbound flights have been cancelled at Beijing Capital International Airport, while Beijing Daxing International Airport has had 55% and 60% of its inbound and outbound flights cancelled.According to Zeng Guang, one of China's top epidemiologists, the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing will soon reach its peak. Zeng predicated if the public continues to uphold the country's prevention and control measures, the outbreak will subside in around one month.Vaccinations will be provided to frontline R&D staff, airport terminal workers, overseas travelers, virus control teams, and residents from medium and high-risk communities in Beijing; however, other volunteers can also sign up for the vaccine, the company said.Global Times has learned that Beijing-based China TravelSky Holding Co suggests its employees accept a homegrown vaccine, supplied by China National Pharmaceutical Group, amid the latest Covid-19 outbreak in Beijing.Those who decide to undergo COVID-19 nucleic acid testing should make an appointment beforehand to avoid cross-infection from mass gatherings and reduce the pressure on medical institutions: Beijing health authorityChina CDC re-launched its mobile P3 laboratory to assist with COVID-19 testing in Beijing on Wed. The lab can test up to 1,000 people a day.China CDC's mobile P3 laboratories have helped with COVID-19 testing in key areas including Wuhan, and NE China's Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces.Latest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 06:00 GMT, June 17:World: 8,174,009US: 2,137,731Brazil: 923,189Russia: 544,725India: 354,065UK: 299,600According to Beijing's level II COVID-19 prevention and control measures, the city announced parks should reduce their number of visitors to 30% that of normal, while sports events will be suspended, and certain gyms will be closed.A Beijing education official requested students study at home and insisted that they exercise every day.Timetables for middle school students' graduation examinations and college entrance examinations remain unchanged. The country's national college entrance examinations have been postponed for a month to July 7 to 8.Beijing education official also announced all campuses will be disinfected, and nucleic acid tests will be given to school's store operators and management staff.On the 1st day that Beijing went back to emergency response level II, Beijing officials announced to conduct comprehensive epidemic prevention inspection, environmental disinfection and nucleic acid testing to all food markets, restaurants and dining halls.As of Tuesday, Beijing has reported 557 confirmed local cases in total with 411 discharged from hospital and 9 deaths: Beijing officialBeijing officials put masks on during a press conference on Wednesday morning after the capital raised COVID-19 response level to II late Tuesday.A vegetable vendor in Beijing who was selling potatoes at five times the purchase cost was fined 100,000 yuan ($14,097) for price gouging on Wednesday.On Wed, Macao announced that those who have been to Beijing within 14 days of arrival should be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine, as Beijing's number of COVID-19 cases increased.Beijing capped bus passenger rate to 75 percent following the increase of local infections in the capital, and required subways to impose limits on passengers accordingly.Lianhua Qingwen capsule, a Chinese herbal product, was selected into Beijing's COVID-19 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) prevention and control program; that is, the capsule can be used to support other treatments for adult patients and those under medical observation.Business leaders' confidence in China increased in May, data from global analytics firm Nielsen showed. On the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on companies, 75% of respondents believed their situation in Q2 was "optimistic" or "not affected," an improvement from 40% in March.500 flights carrying 32,000 passengers will fly into and out of Beijing Capital International Airport on Wed, which is significantly less than last week, due to a rise in COVID-19 infections; that is, the airport (PEK) saw 901 flights carrying 82,700 passengers last Wed.About 20 Beijing museums have been closed again after a new wave of COVID-19 appeared in the city, including the Yonghe Lama Temple that had just reopened 3 days ago.One new confirmed case of COVID19 was reported in North China's Hebei Province on Tuesday. The patient was previously identified as an asymptomatic carrier.A total of 1,255 flights into and out of Beijing were cancelled by 9:10 am Wed, as the city raised its COVID-19 emergency response to level 2. 615 flights (67.14%) out of Beijing and 640 flights (68.38%) into the capital were canceled: Flight MasterSome of the patients in Beijing had "atypical symptoms" such as joint discomfort. An expert from Beijing Ditan Hospital said that the coronavirus does have some "strange" manifestations home and abroad and medical staff are continuously observing and studying it.China's railway department has exempted Beijing passengers from paying a service charge to refund tickets after the city raised its COVID-19 emergency response to level II.E.China's Zhejiang Province reported a new COVID-19 case on Tuesday, who was a merchant at Beijing Xinfadi market. To date, at least four provinces have reported cases connected to Beijing, including Liaoning and Sichuan.Chaoyang district authority denies the rumor concerning the workers at nightclubs and restaurants near the Workers' Stadium were detected positive with coronavirus. All workers in the area were requested for nucleic acid test and no one has tested positive so far.Beijing's daily reported coronavirus infections in the past 4 days are 36, 36, 27, and 31. There are signs the new outbreak stemming from a giant wholesale food market is plateauing, thanks to prompt & strict containment measures being taken, epidemiologists say.The Russian Defense Ministry and the Gamalei National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology are beginning clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine, reports said. After the two-week isolation, the first group of volunteers will be vaccinated.Chinese mainland reported 44 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (31 in Beijing), and 11 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsBeijing reported 31 new infections on Tuesday, in addition to six asymptomatic patients. The city raised its COVID-19 emergency response level II from III.Two people in Xiongan New Area, North China's Hebei Province, who returned from Beijing to hide information related to the COVID-19 epidemic are being investigated and will be held accountable according to the law.Those who have to leave Beijing need to hold a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test certificate within 7 days of departure: Beijing Municipal GovernmentBeijing requires residents to wear masks in crowded and enclosed places, advocating wearing masks scientifically: Beijing Municipal GovernmentPeople from medium and high -risk areas and personnel related to Xinfadi market are prohibited from leaving Beijing: Beijing govtBeijing's public places such as libraries, museums, art galleries and parks will limit visitor flow to 30% of their full capacities. Trans-province group travel is banned.Beijing suspends on-campus classes for all primary, middle, high school students amid outbreak.Underground cold places in Beijing will be closed as the capital city raised the emergency response to COVID-19 to level 2 on Tuesday night.3 COVID-19 confirmed patients in Beijing are restaurant employees living in Fengtai district, among 27 new reported cases on Tuesday: Beijing CDCAnother 5 sub-districts in Beijing have been classified as medium-risk areas for COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 27.All three new confirmed cases reported in Xiongan New Area, close to Beijing, are children aged 2, 6 and 10 years old respectively.Blind tests of an inactivated COVID-19 phase I/II vaccine developed by Chinese healthcare giant Sinopharm's Wuhan Institute of Biological Products Co. showed promising signs, with no serious adverse reactions.Chinese mainland reported 40 new confirmed COVID-19 cases (27 in Beijing), and 6 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsComplete genome sequencing and analysis of COVID-19 cases in Beijing has been finished as of June 13: China's CDCAll communities in Beijing's Chaoyang district enter into wartime emergency mode, upgrading the anti-epidemic measure to level 2 including closed management and 24-hour access control: reportThe next three days is critical for Beijing curbing the COVID-19 outbreak. Amount of new cases will be decisive as symptoms will appear for most of the carriers. If the number does not jump too much, it safe to say that the situation turns stable: top epidemiologist Wu ZunyouThe infection in Beijing's Xinfadi market was possibly caused by contaminated goods or the transportation process. Further investigation is underway: top epidemiologist Wu ZunyouBeijing Municipality government marks 12 new subdistricts as COVID-19 middle-risk areas, bringing the total number to 22. Huaxiang district in Fengtai where the Xinfadi wholesale market is located is the only area of high-risk in China.Qualified people engaging in official and business activities will be exempted from coronavirus quarantine rules when arriving in Zhuhai from Macao, starting from 8 am on Tuesday. The exemption is subject to a daily quota of 1,000.After Xinfadi and Yuquandong, Honglian market in Beijing's Xicheng reported one confirmed COVID-19 case, leading the market to suspend services.Beijing to give nucleic acid tests to the 200,000 people who had been to the Xinfadi wholesale food market since May 30 and they are also under home quarantine: govt officialWalmart told GT Monday it has suspended sale of all salmon products in stores across China, after the Xinfadi outbreak. To combat COVID-19, their stores will continue disinfection, pandemic prevention and monitoring, and ensure stable supply and prices.More than 100,000 social workers have been deployed to fight COVID-19 in Beijing's 7,120 communities. As of Monday, the capital city has screened nearly 200,000 people who recently shopped at Xinfadi market, the location of the latest cluster.Some 7,200 residential communities, including villages have entered "wartime" mode, with approximately 100,000 epidemic-control staff deployed to prevent the virus from spreading throughout the capital.Two COVID-19 cases in Xinfadi wholesale market displayed some symptoms as early as June 6, and were confirmed to have contracted the virus after taking nucleic acid tests: Beijing city authorities"We haven't fully grasped the virus transmission of COVID-19," said Beijing's govt spokesperson, highlighting the capital city as high risk, with the spread of overseas pandemic. "we have to recognize the longevity, complication and difficulty of the epidemic."3 of Beijing's newly confirmed COVID-19 cases work in the catering industry. Food delivery platforms such as Meituan and Eleme are screening all staff who serviced the two restaurants that reported cases, and are urging drivers to provide nucleic acid test results ASAP.Police in S. China's Hainan busted a group of illegal seafood traffickers on Sun, arresting 22 suspects and seizing 190 boxes of uncertified seafood. China is on high alert over imported seafood due to latest COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing.Daqing city in NE China has declared to impose a mandatory 21-day self-quarantine for returnees from Beijing, after the number of infections in the capital city rose sharply over the weekend.The Palace Museum, Beijing's iconic scenic spot, has slashed its daily visitor limit from 8,000 to 2,000, after COVID-19 infection spike in the capital.Neighborhood communities in all the districts in Beijing are conducting "door-to-door" information collection to find suspected contacts and confirmed COVID-19 patients connected to the Xinfadi Wholesale Market.Beijing's suburban districts like western Mentougou and southern Daxing are entering "wartime emergeny mode" in screening targeted groups.SW China's Chongqing registered 2 imported COVID-19 patients and 4 asymptomatic carriers, all from #India. Pandemic situation in South Asia is worsening amid easing control measures.Latest data of confirmed COVID-19 cases at 06:00 GMT, June 15:World: 7,914,188US: 2,094,069Brazil: 867,624Russia: 528,267India: 332,424UK: 297,342HK Disneyland is set to reopen on Thu after being closed in late January due to COVID-19. Online ticket preorders are required and visitors are asked to observe social distancing, wear masks and undergo temperature checks.Baoding, a city in Central China's Hebei Province, neighboring Beijing, has declared "wartime" status against COVID-19, after Beijing's recent infection cluster.eijing reported 36 new local COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the city to 79. Eight out of 16 districts in Beijing have reported COVID-19 cases as of Monday.Beijing has tested 76,499 people with connections to Xinfadi Market on Sunday, of whom 59 tested positive for COVID-19: Beijing health authorityMore than 29,300 people who visited Beijing's Xinfadi Market in the last 14 days have been tested for COVID-19. As of press time, 12,973 tests have returned negative.Alert! 3 provinces: Liaoning in NE China, Hebei in North China, Sichuan in SW China have reported confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases connected to Beijing's new outbreak57 major Chinese cities saw prices of new apartments rise month-on-month in May, up from 50 in April as domestic real estate demand is further released with the continuous recovery of economic and social activities: National Bureau of StatisticsA suspected COVID-19 patient was discovered in SW China's #Sichuan on Sunday. The person is a close contact of a Beijing patient.Primary and middle schools near Beijing's Xinfadi market, where a cluster of COVID-19 cases was found, have suspended classes to prevent further infections.After Yuetan and Jinrongjie districts in Beijing's Xicheng became two latest medium risk areas for COVID-19, middle schools in these areas suspend classes for fourth to sixth grades starting Monday.North China's Hebei Province reported three COVID-19 cases on Sunday; which were close contacts of infection cases found in Beijing's Xinfadi market.Chinese mainland reports 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 10 imported cases, and 18 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Beijing reported 36 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases and 6 new asymptomatic cases on SundayThe coronavirus epidemic in Beijing is still very grim, and there are uncertainties in the prevention and control works: National Health Commission on SundayA comprehensive investigation and screening to be conducted on people who have been to Xinfadi wholesale market and Jingshen seafood market in Beijing since May 30, said E China's Anhui on Sunday, noting related people will undergo a quarantine and nucleic acid test immediately.Five govt departments of Beijing jointly stipulates that close contacts of people related to Xinfadi wholesale market are not allowed to resume office work within 14 days after reporting.A worker at the Yuquandong Market in Beijing's Haidian district has tested positive for the coronavirus and the local CDC is taking samples from every stall at the market. More than 300 workers at the market are being tested for virus.Chengdu, capital of SW China's Sichuan Province, said in a notice on Sunday that people should avoid buying overseas products from areas severely stricken by the COVID-19 epidemic. Packages of fresh produces bought via e-commerce platforms should be disinfected upon arrival.Some communities in Beijing's Chaoyang district have upgraded their response level against COVID-19 to Level II, as have Xicheng, Shjijngshan and Haidian districts.COVID-19 tests showed negative results on cutting boards, knives and sewage at stalls selling imported salmon in 13 supermarkets and 14 farmers' markets in Wuhan: local health authority on SundaySW China's Sichuan Province on Sunday said it is requiring all arrivals from medium and high risk COVID-19 infection areas of Beijing to quarantine for 14 days.China's central govt vows to launch a thorough screening and epidemiological survey around Xinfadi market in Beijing due to recent COVID-19 cases. The govt has also called on markets, restaurants and the delivery industry nationwide to conduct disinfection procedures.Alipay, of Alibaba Group, dismissed a rumor Sunday that suggested it helped, through its Alipay big data, to locate and track 350,000 people who had been to Beijing's Xinfadi Wholesale Market.The COVID-19 virus genome sequencing from Beijing's clustered infections in the Xinfadi market showed the virus is from Europe. Preliminary results showed the infections are related with imported cases: Beijing CDC researcherA restaurant manager in Beijing urged all its customers to take nucleic acid tests after a waitress tested positive for COVID-19 related to resurgence of outbreak in Beijing Xinfadi Market.No hoarding or price gouging was detected in Beijing, following the investigation of 1,231 business dealers: Beijing market regulation authorityBeijing's supermarkets are expanding their sourcing of vegetables following the closure of the Xinfadi market. Vegetable supplies in some markets are three times the average daily amount, CCTV news reported.Closure of Beijing's Xinfadi wholesale market had a better-than-expected impact on the market as the capital city's daily necessity supply remained stable on Saturday: local commerce bureauSo far, 394 close contacts related to Xinfadi Market have been tracked, and 242 are from Beijing's Fengtai district. At present, 111 people have been quarantined in designated locations, while the remainder are quarantined at home.8,186 throat swabs have been collected from people related to Xinfadi wholesale market, and 5,803 samples have been tested, and all returned a negative result: Vice head of Fengtai district Zhang Jie46,000 residents living in the vicinity of Xinfadi Wholesale Market will receive nucleic acid tests. Twenty-four testing sites have been set up in Fengtai district in southwest Beijing. Now, more than 10,880 people in Fengtai have been tested.Another 8 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in #Beijing as of 7am on Sunday, all linked to the Xinfadi market: Beijing CDCBeijing health commission is requiring anyone who had visited or had contacts with the Xinfadi Wholesale Market to report to their communities and receive a nucleic acid test.All supermarkets in Beijing's Haidian district have suspended sales of products, including meat, sea food purchased from high-risk markets such as Xinfadi: Haidian district market supervision administration on SundayAll communities in Beijing's Xicheng district upgraded their response level against COVID-19 to Level II, as have Shjijngshan and Haidian districts.Cities in N. China's Hebei Province are transporting 300 tons of fresh vegetables to Beijing on Sunday, after the capital's largest wholesale market Xinfadi closed down following dozens of COVID-19 cases found to be connected to the market.All communities in Beijing's Shijingshan district are now under second response level against COVID-19, meaning the communities' entrance will be guarded 24 hours a day. Body temp checks and health QR code scans are also required.Shulan in NE China has advised residents to avoid nonessential trip to Beijing. People returning to Shulan from Beijing must report to residential communities. Shulan recently saw a COVID-19 outbreak, putting 8,000 in quarantine. Beijing has reported 43 confirmed cases since Fri.The press conference on China's economic performance in May will be held online Monday instead of the previous offline attendance due to COVID-19 prevention and control requirements in #Beijing, said National Bureau of Statistics.Beijing Guangwai Hospital in Xicheng district announced it was entering "wartime emergency mode," requesting all medics to take no rest and stand by in their positions for prevention of COVID-19 after some confirmed cases were reported in the district.Some sub-districts in Beijing's Xicheng, including Finance Street, moved to medium level risk on Sunday for COVID-19 after a confirmed case was reported; some Fengtai sub-districts changed to high level risk after some cases were reported in Xinfadi market.All workers at Jingshen seafood market in Fengtai, Beijing, have tested negative for COVID-19. The market has also passed full checks, even in its sewers. The market might be closed for three days to have disinfection: insider"Beijing has entered a special period" after the city reported scores of COVID-19 cases on consecutive days, all of which are associated with Xinfadi wholesale market: Beijing government officialBeijing authorities ask for nucleic acid tests to be given to as many people as possible who had contact with the Xinfadi market or live in nearby residential communities after dozens of COVID-19 cases were found to be connected to the market.Three days of newly confirmed cases in Beijing have triggered at least two nearby provinces to track people related to Xinfadi Market2,000 tons of vegetables & fruits have been delivered to more than 800 Wumart stores in Beijing over the weekend to ensure supply in the capital, as major wholesale markets are shut down. The shipment is 3-4 times above the usual amount.17 passengers on China Southern Airlines flight CZ392 from #Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Guangzhou tested positive for COVID-19 Thu. The flight will be suspended for 4 weeks from June 22, the first suspension since the notice on flight interruptions was issued on June 4.A total of 110 samples of edible agricultural products have returned negative nucleic acid tests in local supermarkets such as Alibaba's Hema Fresh, Wumart & Wal-Mart in Beijing's Xicheng district, said the district's market supervision bureau, after an inspection on food safety.Chinese mainland reports 57 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 19 imported cases, and 9 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Beijing reported 36 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 asymptomatic infection on Sun : health authorityNE China's Liaoning Province reported two confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday. They were close contacts of Beijing's confirmed cases on Friday and had previously been diagnozed as asymptomatic cases.Chinese mainland reports 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 5 imported cases, and 7 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patient.Chinese mainland reports 7 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 6 imported cases, and 1 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patient.One of the two family members of the latest COVID-19 case in Beijing is a primary school student in Beijing's Xicheng district. Both close contacts have shown negative nucleic acid results.China's central govt vowed to enhance the public health system and improve the infectious disease report and alarm system with related policies by end of December. The govt also called for expanded investment in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and testing.Shenzhen students who are at grade 3-5 in Hong Kong middle schools do not need to take 14-day quarantine when commuting between the two cities but have to provide a negative COVID-19 test result issued within the past 7 days. These students will return to class on June 15.On Thurs, the COVID-19 nucleic acid test results of two family members of the latest COVID-19 case in Beijing were negative, according to local health authorities.Beijing reported a new domestic COVID-19 case on Thu after the capital found zero new domestic cases for 55 consecutive days as of Wed.8:09 am June 11Chinese mainland reports 11 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported cases, and 4 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsAuthorities of Hubei Province Wed decided to rebuild local public health system and improve epidemic prevention & control mechanism, two days after its capital city, Wuhan, vowed to rebuild the city's public health emergency response system in 3 years.Macao has reported zero new imported COVID-19 cases for consecutive 63 days and all COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged as of Wed. In total, the region has reported 45 COVID-19 cases: 43 imported and 2 related to imported cases.Chinese mainland reports 3 new confirmed COVID-19 case, all imported cases, and 5 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.The estimated case fatality rate of COVID-19 was 5.9% in Hubei Province, the hardest hit Chinese province in the pandemic, and 0.98% in other regions of China: reportWithout containment efforts including detection, isolation, contact tracing and quarantine, the number of COVID-19 cases in China would have been an estimated 67-fold higher: recent report from team led by China's CDC director Gao FuChinese mainland reports 3 new confirmed COVID-19 case, all imported cases, and 21 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Tests of sputum and throat swab samples from the 300 asymptomatic patients in Wuhan found no positive viral culture, and all 1,174 close contacts of them were tested negative of COVID-19, meaning the silent carriers are not contagious.Flights between Wuhan and Beijing will resume starting from June 9, with one round-trip flight per day.Chinese mainland reports 4 new confirmed COVID-19 case, all imported cases, and 2 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese company Genetron Health has received US FDA approval for emergency use authorization of its nucleic acid test kit for COVID-19, the company said Sat. The test kit has been approved by China's market regulator for export, and has been certified for use in the EU.To achieve "herd immunity," a nation has to allow 60-70% of its population to be sickened by COVID-19 and 6.95% of global population would probably die. A cost that is far too high: Zhong NanShanSix coronavirus candidate vaccines are undergoing clinical trials in China. A vaccine for emergency use will hopefully be available by autumn or the end of the year: top infectious disease expert Zhong NanshanThe last two COVID-19 inpatients in NE China's Jilin Province were discharged from hospitals on Sunday. The province reported just 136 confirmed cases and two deaths since the outbreak.Chinese mainland reports 6 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 5 imported cases, and 5 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Chinese mainland reports 3 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported cases, and 2 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsChinese mainland reports 5 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, all imported cases, and 3 new asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.Beijing plans to pass or revise 20 regulations to complete public health system amid the COVID-19 epidemic, including those on infectious disease prevention, public health emergency response and others related to biosafety protection.China attaches importance to international