Will China experience a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic? 57 new confirmed cases of contamination with the coronavirus were identified within 24 hours, including 36 in Beijing. A figure that had not been seen since April in the country.
The largest outbreak was discovered in southern Beijing at the Xinfadi wholesale market, which specializes in the sale of meat, fish and vegetables. The authorities immediately decided to reconfigure 11 residential areas. Hundreds of police and paramilitary police, many of them wearing protective masks and gloves, were seen on Saturday near the Xinfadi market.
VIDEO. Coronavirus: Beijing reconfigures neighborhoods after the appearance of new cases
These districts of the Chinese capital have been placed in a state of "health war". As in Whuan at the start of the epidemic, measures on the movement of people and goods are limited. All sporting events have been canceled and tourism to other provinces has been suspended.
Authorities expect the number of cases to increase. Chu Junwei, a representative from Fengtai District, said previously that 45 of 517 screenings at the local Xinfadi agricultural market had revealed coronavirus infections.
It seems that the first cases identified, in this market where several thousand employees work, were visitors. In total, authorities plan to test more than 10,000 people to try to contain a further spread of the virus.
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So far, no new deaths have been reported in the past twenty-four hours in this country where the epidemic has claimed a total of 4,634 deaths since its onset.