The fear that the Chinese capital will end up confined again or that it will reach the levels of Shanghai has caused massive purchases in supermarkets, leaving some of them completely empty.
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Chinese health authorities have confirmed a increase in infections in the country as the omicron variant has spread undetected and with Shanghai as the main city affected. Meanwhile, the rest of the country continues to accumulate new infections and now the concern has spread in Beijing.
The capital has added 29 cases in the last 24 hours, and a total of 70 over the weekend. its largest district, Chaoyangwhich concentrates everything from embassies to business skyscrapers, has required those who live or work in the area to undergo three nucleic acid tests this week.
In the streets of the district have formed queues for miles to take the test in the sentry boxes designated for this purpose, and some urbanizations have also been closed ‘de facto’.
The fear that the Chinese capital will end up confined again or that it will reach Shanghai levels has caused massive purchases in supermarketsleaving some of them completely empty.
the city too has suspended tour groups less than a week away from four bank holidays due to the May 1 bridge and has required travel agencies to reimburse the amount of travel packages.
Despite the high transmissibility of the omicron variant, China continues to apply its strict “zero tolerance” policy to tackle this latest wave of cases, which is causing record numbers of infections not seen since the start of the pandemic.
However, the outbreaks are very different from the first outbreak recorded in China in the city of Wuhan, when the mortality rate exceeded 5%, according to Chinese epidemiologist Zhang Wenhong.
Source: Eitb
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