Covid: Beijing, 1.7 million people in lockdown

(ANSA) - BEIJING, JAN 20 - Beijing has imposed the lockdown on 1.7 million people in the district of Daxing, south of the capital where the new airport is located, after six cases of Covid-19 were found for a total in the city climbed to 15. "The cases detected in Daxing have raised the alarm that the epidemic situation is tough and complex - said XuHejian, spokesman for the municipality, in a press conference -.

   We cannot relax on the prevention of imported cases and on the domestic rebound".

   Beijing has also extended the period of restrictions to 28 days for anyone arriving from abroad, including 14 days of quarantine in centralized facilities. (HANDLE).