BEIJING: Number of new coronavirus cases in China near April peak on Sunday as many shops and restaurants in Beijing’s most populous district were closed and local schools said classes would go online from next week. was stable.
China has battled the COVID-19 outbreak in cities across the country, including Guangzhou and Chongqing, but has imposed lockdowns, quarantines and isolations despite attempts to mitigate the effects of stringent containment measures that have dragged on the economy. causing dissatisfaction among people who are fed up with Other confusion.
On Sunday, China reported 24,435 new COVID-19 infections on November 19. This was down slightly from the previous day’s 24,473, but was close to his April high, when the country’s largest city, Shanghai, was in the midst of an outbreak and lockdown for the month.
Officials also said an 87-year-old Beijing man became the country’s first official COVID-19 death since May 26, pushing China’s coronavirus death toll to 5,227.
Although the official number of cases is low by global standards, China is trying to eradicate the entire transmission chain under its zero COVID-19 policy, making it a global outlier almost three years after the pandemic. there is
Many Beijingers scrambled to stock up on food, and some delivery services were hit by delays. The city urged residents of the sprawling Chaoyang district, home to nearly 3.5 million people, to stay home over the weekend.
Parents of international schools in the ward have been told that classes will be online next week. Said.
A hair salon in the adjacent Dongcheng Ward was also ordered to close.
Under a series of measures announced this month, as Chinese health officials seek to be more targeted in applying COVID-19 controls, recent investors face their first winter in the fight against the highly contagious Omicron strain. But we want greater easing.
China has reiterated its commitment to zero COVID-19, President Xi Jinping’s signature policy that the central government claims will save lives. Many analysts expect significant easing to begin as early as he March or he April.
Experts warn that a full reopening will require massive vaccination promotion efforts, as well as changing the message in countries where COVID-19 is widely feared.
In its latest tally, the city of Beijing reported 621 new infections on Saturday, up from 515 the day before.
Guangzhou, a southern city of about 19 million people, reported 8,434 new local infections, down from 8,713 the day before. The southwestern metropolis of Chongqing reported 4,710 new local infections, compared with 4,744 the day before.
