Rising COVID cases in Beijing lead officials to extend work-from-home order

Beijing prolonged work-from-home orders on Monday as coronavirus instances proceed to rise within the metropolis.

Town reported 99 new COVID infections, up from a earlier day by day common of round 40. The variety of staff allowed to go to their places of work has been restricted to 30% of the conventional degree.

Two extra districts started a work-from-home coverage this week. 

Whereas outbreaks within the nation’s capital stay much less extreme than in Shanghai, communities have been confined in an effort to curtail transmission. 

Beijing ordered further mass testing on Monday. 

CASES FOUND IN SHANGHAI AFTER 5 DAYS OF ‘ZERO COVID’

Authorities additionally beforehand suspended transportation, although to this point they’ve resisted sweeping lockdowns. Nonetheless, individuals have been warned to keep away from touring between metropolis districts.

They’ve additionally banned indoor eating and shuttered faculties and vacationer websites.

Throughout the nation, China reported greater than 800 new instances, marking a gradual decline from earlier this yr. 

COVID LOCKDOWN IN CHINA METROPOLIS LOOSENING

The federal government’s strict “zero-COVID” technique has come beneath hearth internationally, particularly after Shanghai residents reported meals and medication shortages throughout stringent weeks-long quarantines. 

The variety of new instances in China’s largest metropolis has fallen beneath 1,000 for eight days in a row. 

Town reopened 4 of its 20 subway traces on Sunday. 

Nevertheless, the deputy chief of illness management and prevention on the Nationwide Well being Fee, Lei Zhenglong, warned outbreaks may crop up once more in some areas.

The Related Press contributed to this report.