There are warnings that the coronavirus situation in China’s capital Beijing is ‘extremely severe.
A total of 27 new infections were recorded on Tuesday.
It comes amid fears of a second wave of an outbreak.
This wave has been linked to a large food market in the city.
Beijing has also banned high-risk people from leaving the city and suspended some transportation services.
Reuters: Beijing officials reported on Tuesday 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases for June 15, taking the cumulative number of infections in the city's current outbreak to 106. That makes it the most serious flare-up in China since February, stoking fears of a second wave.
— Vincent Lee (@Rover829) June 16, 2020
The stakes are higher in Beijing, where the country’s business and political elite reside, and an aggressive lockdown risks undoing China’s economic re-opening and nascent moves to restart travel with other countries https://t.co/isG51ai036
— Bloomberg Economics (@economics) June 16, 2020
#Coronavirus: Next three days ‘crucial’ to contain Beijing market outbreak https://t.co/U98hbjtoc9
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