Guangzhou: Major cities including Beijing, Guangzhou and Chongqing are confronting mass COVID-19 infections by strengthening protective measures and opening more makeshift hospitals to isolate patients.
Beijing is still facing the most complicated and severe epidemic control situation since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, with the number of infections at the community level continuing to rise with slight fluctuations, Xu Hejian, spokesman of the municipality, said at a news conference on Wednesday.
“The epidemic control work in the capital is still at a critical stage,” said Xu, adding that Beijing reported more than 1,000 infections each day on Monday and Tuesday.
Between midnight and 3 pm on Wednesday, Beijing reported 913 locally transmitted COVID-19 infections, with 640 of them asymptomatic carriers. Among the total infections, 148 were detected at the community level. In response, a makeshift hospital located at the China International Exhibition Center in Shunyi district has been put into use to receive patients with mild symptoms. Residents in Chaoyang, the hardest-hit district, are encouraged not to leave their residential communities unless necessary.
–The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
