COVID-19 Clusters Emerge in Beijing as Shanghai Continues to Battle Outbreak

COVID-19 Clusters Emerge in Beijing as Shanghai Continues to Battle Outbreak
Workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) transfer garbage outside an office compound where recent COVID-19 cases have been detected in Beijing on April 7, 2022. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP) Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images
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As the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai still runs rampant, causing deaths, the virus has started spreading in Beijing through multiple transmission chains.

On April 22, it was stated in a meeting of the leading group for pandemic control held in Beijing that there have been sudden outbreaks in the city recently, involving multiple transmission chains such as tour groups, home remodeling businesses, and schools. The authorities also said that the risk of continued and hidden transmission is high. “The situation is urgent and the situation is severe.”

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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.
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