The Chinese capital Beijing is experiencing an “explosive” outbreak of Covid-19 related to a bar, the government spokesman said on Saturday, as the shopping center, Shanghai, promotes mass tests to contain the advance in cases linked to a salon. hairdresser.
The alert followed a further tightening of Covid-19 restrictions in Beijing, in place since Thursday, with at least two districts ordering the closure of some entertainment venues following an outbreak in a neighborhood known for nightlife, shopping and entertainment. embassies.
Although the infection rate in China is low by global standards, the government maintains its zero-tolerance policy for Covid-19, on the grounds of protecting the elderly and the medical system, even as other countries try to live with the virus.
To date, the country of 1.4 billion has recorded 5,226 coronavirus deaths.
“The recent outbreak… is of a highly explosive nature and widespread in scope,” Xu Hejian, a spokesperson for the Beijing municipal government, told a news conference.
Source: CNN Brasil
