BEIJING - On any given weekend, Beijing's hottest coffee shop, Metal Hands, is usually heaving with coffee snobs and young people posing for the cameras amid its industrial chic-meets-vintage surrounds.
On Sunday, Beijing reported another 22 cases out of the 26 new infections nationwide, taking the number in the capital city to 227 people, nearly all linked to the Xinfadi whole food market in south-western Fengtai district. District officials have ordered some to cut their operating hours, while bars in Sanlitun, best known for its nightlife scene, have been made to shut.
China on Sunday also banned frozen chicken imports from Tyson Foods after an outbreak at the company's US production plant. "We want to give them an enjoyable dining experience, and if they can't enjoy it at 100 per cent, then there's not much point." Restaurateurs also have to contend with differing rules, with some districts barring eateries within their zone from selling imported seafood, while others are prohibited from serving salmon.