The three cases reported in the 24-hour period from Tuesday
to Wednesday all involved people under some sort of quarantine.
“The current pandemic situation in the capital is overall
controllable and it’s headed in a good direction,” said Xu Hejian, a spokesman
for the city government, at a daily press briefing. “Beijing is safe.”
The Chinese capital has been on high-alert as it prepares to
host the Winter Olympics starting Friday.
Since Jan. 15, Beijing has reported a total of 115 locally
transmitted cases of COVID-19, including six cases of the highly contagious
omicron variant. In response, the city has mass tested millions of people and
sealed off several neighborhoods in different parts of the city while avoiding
a strict lockdown for the entire capital.
The restrictions meant that many families had to spend their
Lunar New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, which were celebrated on Monday and
Tuesday, cooped up in their homes. Local government officials and volunteers
sent families packages of fruit, milk and nuts, according to Beijing News, a
city-backed newspaper.
China has been able to keep the virus from transmitting
widely within its borders through a costly and strict strategy that relies on
lockdowns and mass testing.
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