China begins mass testing in Beijing after fresh cases emerge from wholesale market

In a major development China has begun the mass testing of hundreds of people who had visited a Beijing wholesale market which led to the emergence of new cases in the country. According to reports, 67 new COVID-19 infections have been reported including 42 infections within the main capital.  Meanwhile, in order to curb the spread authorities in Beijing have conducted the nucleic acid test on 29,386 people who had visited the Xinfadi wholesale market since May 30, Gao Xiaojun, spokesman for the Beijing Health Commission, said on Monday.

The market has apparently being declared a hotspot after news cases came into light. The National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report on Monday said that 49 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18 asymptomatic cases were reported on Sunday. As of Sunday, 112 people with asymptomatic symptoms were still under quarantine. The Beijing Municipal Health Commission on Monday said that the city reported 36 new confirmed domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases and six new asymptomatic cases.The official media on Sunday said that eight people tested positive in the capital. By Sunday, Beijing has reported 499 confirmed domestically-transmitted COVID-19 cases since January, including 411 who have been discharged from hospitals after recovery and nine deaths, the commission said.