Authorities on High Alert About Northern China Virus Outbreak, as Beijing District Is Marked ‘High-Risk’

Commuters wear protective masks as they exit a train at a subway station during rush hour in Beijing, China on April 20, 2020. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Chaoyang district in Beijing city was officially designated a “high-risk region” for the virus outbreak on April 19. This is the first such region outside of Hubei province, China’s CCP virus epicenter, that authorities publicly acknowledged.

Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread in northeastern China’s Harbin city.