Beijing cuts off bar-linked COVID-19 transmission chain
BEIJING -- Beijing has virtually cut off the transmission chain of a COVID-19 cluster related to a bar, and the epidemic situation in the city is improving, local authorities said Saturday.
The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Beijing has been dropping for four consecutive days, and the city reported no local cases in communities for three days in a row, said Xu Hejian, a spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Government, in a press release.
"Beijing has withstood unprecedented challenges and tests during the past 10 days since June 9," Xu said.
One asymptomatic local case was reported on Saturday, as of 3 pm. The city has reported 369 cases from June 9 to 3 pm on June 18, according to Liu Xiaofeng, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center.
The capital city reported one confirmed and eight asymptomatic local cases on Friday.
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