China implements ‘wartime’ measures to contain new Beijing coronavirus outbreak

[Chris Smith]

• China reported an increasing number of coronavirus cases in Beijing after community transmission was confirmed a few days ago.
• A patient with fever came to a hospital last week, prompting authorities to institute new measures to halt the spread of the virus in the country's populous city of Beijing.
• Authorities confirmed dozens of cases over the weekend, imposing lockdowns in Beijing and conducting an ample testing campaign.
• Beijing has no idea where the infection came from, but researchers believe the strain circulating in Europe and elsewhere might be to blame for the new outbreak.

Chinese authorities confirmed a new case of COVID-19 in Beijing last Thursday, the first novel coronavirus infection in the country's capital in more than 50 days. The worst part about the revelation was that the patient had not been in contact with anyone who traveled to other regions, and he had not been traveling either.

That could only mean that the virus was already spreading quietly, and measures were required to attempt to stop the new community transmission in its tracks. China moved quickly to test Beijing residents and found multiple new cases. The government announced strict "wartime" measures for the Beijing area to prevent the city from experiencing a Wuhan-like outbreak.

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