A meeting led by the capital's Communist party boss, Cai Qi,
urged all districts in Beijing to enter an "emergency" mode, sealing
off residential compounds and villages where infections are found.
China's southern technology hub of Shenzhen reported one asymptomatic
case on Sunday, a patient who made two business trips to Beijing this month.
Shunyi district, where all Beijing's recent coronavirus
cases have been reported, has declared a wartime mode and testing for all its
800,000 people. All the cases reported on Saturday were close contacts of
previous cases.
Two villages in Shunyi have been sealed off as a result.
Chaoyang district, which neighbours Shunyi, has finished
testing 234,413 people in three neighbourhoods, with none testing positive.
People who have not received their test results are not allowed to go out, the
district government said.
Some residential compounds in Tongzhou have reimposed
temperature checks upon entry and the number of entrances have been reduced,
according to local media reports.
China has largely brought the coronavirus under control but sporadic cases are resurfacing in a small number of cities. Authorities plan to vaccinate 50 million people in high-risk groups before the week-long Lunar New Year holidays from Feb. 11, said state media Global Times.
Beijing has asked its civil servants to stay in the city
from Jan. 1 until the holiday and asked the public to avoid unnecessary travel
during the period.
Public venues such as theme parks and churches have scaled
back operating hours. Some Catholic churches in Beijing, including Wangfujing's
Catholic Church, have stopped admitting churchgoers and halted group
activities, the archdiocese of Beijing said on its website.
Commercial performances have been banned from Jan. 1 until
the holiday.
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