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The local government in Beijing said people must show nucleic-acid test results within seven days before visiting public places or boarding public transport.
Shanghai of China (ShanghaiNo new COVID case was reported outside the quarantine areas on 29 April. This is the first time this has happened in several weeks. Health officials said on Saturday that Beijing tightened restrictions across the city on the first day of the five-day Labor Day holiday. Beijing has ordered the closure of all public places, including schools, entertainment venues, gyms and theatres, until May 4. This has been done to prevent people from gathering or going out during the holidays in the city. These days China is badly affected by the Coronavirus.
This five-day holiday is the busiest time in China, because a large number of people travel during this time. However, this year due to the COVID case, people have to suffer. At the same time, even after the end of the holidays, the local government in Beijing said that people must show nucleic-acid test results within seven days before going to public places or boarding public transport. According to a notice on Beijing’s official WeChat page, from May 5, all entering public areas and taking public transport will have to show the report of the test conducted within the last week.
There is no information about people’s return to normal life
The results of the nucleic acid test done within 48 hours will also have to be shown for the stay in the hotel and BNB. Officials in Shanghai and Beijing have not yet said when people will be able to return to normal life. Xinhua News Agency reported that 48 COVID cases were reported in Beijing, while 47 cases were reported a day earlier. A total of 282 COVID cases have been reported in Beijing so far. On Saturday, 10,700 cases of coronavirus were reported in China. Most of these cases were reported in Shanghai. COVID cases are also seen increasing in different provinces of China.
Omicron tsunami hit China
At the same time, China is facing a tsunami of Omicron variant of Corona. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said, “Right now we are facing Omicron’s tsunami. This variant of infection spreads very rapidly, so fast that we cannot even imagine. Zhao said that China had controlled the delta variant spread in 2021 in about 14 days, but Omicron’s attack is very serious. He was responding to a question in China when the European Union Chamber of Commerce expressed concerns about the state of the world’s second largest economy.
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