Beijing wholesale market temporarily shut after rise in COVID-19 cases

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Authorities in Beijing have temporarily shut a major wholesale agricultural market following a rise in locally transmitted COVID-19 infections ...

Beijing authorities had earlier halted beef and mutton trading at the Xinfadi market, alongside closures at other wholesale markets around the city.

People are wearing face masks inside the Jingshen seafood market which has been closed for business after new coronavirus infections were detected, in Beijing, China, June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter It also said restaurants would be inspected and checks made on seafood products and fresh and frozen meats.

Five of the new confirmed patients were imported cases involving travellers from overseas, with the remaining six locally transmitted cases all in Beijing.

 

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