Beijing closes produce market over new virus cases
By WANG XIAOYU and XIN WEN |
China Daily/chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2020-06-13 07:06
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Beijing reported four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 4 pm to 12 pm on Friday - totaling seven confirmed cases on Thursday and Friday, with all having close connection with the just closed Xinfadi agricultural products wholesale market in the city's Fengtai district.
The latest updates:
Beijing closes Haidian commodities market over virus case (Updated by 8.10 pm Saturday)
Beijing's Haidian district authority announced on Saturday that Yuquandong commodities trading market will be temporarily closed starting from today, after an asymptomatic COVID-19 case was found from the market.
The market will carry out sterilization. When the market will reopen will be announced accordingly, said the statement. Read more
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