Beijing will close the Lama Temple, one of the most well-known tourist sites in the city, with the increase in cases of Covid-19.
The municipality reported in a notice that the Lama Temple ('Yonghegong', in Chinese) will be "temporarily closed to prevent and control the pandemic more effectively", almost 100 days after the start of the Winter Olympics.
Beijing has just postponed the October 31 marathon due to the expected participation of about 30,000 people.
The National Health Commission today announced 43 new infections, of which 29 of local transmission, including 3 in the Changping district, north of the capital.
