Beijing: ‘Don’t leave home unless necessary’ after Covid cases rise

The Chinese newspaper Global Times is reporting that residents of Beijing are being advised not to leave home unless necessary due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.

Covid cases in China have risen from just a few hundred a day recently to over 16,000 a day today. 

Beijing health authorities stated on Monday to further strengthen epidemic preventionand control measures and reminded residents not to go out unless necessary. Nucleic acid testing sites for large-scale testing that have been set up along the roadsides and around commercial and office areas in Chaoyang district are temporarily closed starting from Monday. The measures are seen as a response to the mounting pressure of soaring COVID-19 cases in the city.

The capital city reported 237 confirmed cases and 170 asymptomatic infections on Monday, 48 infections were found during nucleic acid testing at the community level, according to local health authorities.

Global Times report

 

Recent case numbers from Global Times

November 14, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 1,747 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 14,325 new local asymptomatic cases

November 13, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 1,675 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 13,086 new local asymptomatic cases

November 12, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 1,452 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 10,351 new local asymptomatic cases

November 11, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 1,150 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 9,385 new local asymptomatic cases

November 10, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 1,133 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 7,691 new local asymptomatic cases

November 9, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 1,294 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 6,882 new local asymptomatic cases

November 8, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 843 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 6,632 new local asymptomatic cases

November 7, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 535 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 4,961 new local asymptomatic cases

November 6, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 526 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 3,894 new local asymptomatic cases

November 5, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 596 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 3,063 new local asymptomatic cases

November 4, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 704 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 3,167 new local asymptomatic cases

November 3, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 531 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 2,669 new local asymptomatic cases

November 2, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 409 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 2,346 new local asymptomatic cases

November 1, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 498 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 2,221 new local asymptomatic cases

October 29, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 353 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 1,566 new local asymptomatic cases

October 29, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 324 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 1153 new local asymptomatic cases

October 28, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 214 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 1123 new local asymptomatic cases

October 27, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 193 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 924 new local asymptomatic cases

October 26, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 297 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 944 new local asymptomatic cases

October 25, 2022

Chinese mainland reported 205 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, and 875 new local asymptomatic cases

 

 

 

 

 

 

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