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Covid Infections Hit Highest Level in Beijing in Eight Months
Bloomberg News, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- China’s capital is experiencing its worst Covid outbreak in more than eight months, fueled by tourists returning from northern provinces where the fall colors were in full bloom.
Beijing has reported about 20 infections so far in the latest flare-up, which was initially tied to a couple of retired university lecturers from Shanghai who went on a road trip through the nation’s scenic northwest in early October. A second couple from Beijing was so set on having fun once they returned that they ignored persistent fevers and ultimately exposed hundreds of people to the virus.
The latest eruption was in part set off by the second couple who failed to report to Beijing’s health authorities in a timely fashion and played mahjong with friends despite having high fevers. The initial cluster of Covid infections spiraled into a nationwide outbreak in less than a week’s time.
The situation in the closely-guarded capital city is the worst it’s been since an outbreak that started in a residential compound in a southern suburb spread to more than 30 people. Before that, a flare-up tied to a fresh produce market in June 2020 ultimately led to more than 300 infections.
Cross-country travelers, and patients who don’t stay home despite feeling ill, are fanning the outbreak that’s driven by the highly infectious delta variant. Their activity is complicating the nation’s efforts to eradicate coronavirus within its boundaries and maintain its Covid Zero approach. The country is currently battling its fourth delta outbreak in the past five months.
Stuck in Lockdown
Infections proliferated among tourists that flocked to areas like Inner Mongolia and Gansu to enjoy goldening poplars and far-stretching deserts at the turn of fall. Many unknowingly transmitted the virus to others after they returned to their hometowns.
Nearly 10,000 tourists are currently stuck in a locked down county bordering Mongolia, where the number of infections is nearing 100 after just 10 days.
Nationwide, China reported 54 infections on Wednesday, the most in a single day since the outbreak began last week...
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4h ago
Covid Infections Hit Highest Level in Beijing in Eight Months
Bloomberg News, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) -- China’s capital is experiencing its worst Covid outbreak in more than eight months, fueled by tourists returning from northern provinces where the fall colors were in full bloom.
Beijing has reported about 20 infections so far in the latest flare-up, which was initially tied to a couple of retired university lecturers from Shanghai who went on a road trip through the nation’s scenic northwest in early October. A second couple from Beijing was so set on having fun once they returned that they ignored persistent fevers and ultimately exposed hundreds of people to the virus.
The latest eruption was in part set off by the second couple who failed to report to Beijing’s health authorities in a timely fashion and played mahjong with friends despite having high fevers. The initial cluster of Covid infections spiraled into a nationwide outbreak in less than a week’s time.
The situation in the closely-guarded capital city is the worst it’s been since an outbreak that started in a residential compound in a southern suburb spread to more than 30 people. Before that, a flare-up tied to a fresh produce market in June 2020 ultimately led to more than 300 infections.
Cross-country travelers, and patients who don’t stay home despite feeling ill, are fanning the outbreak that’s driven by the highly infectious delta variant. Their activity is complicating the nation’s efforts to eradicate coronavirus within its boundaries and maintain its Covid Zero approach. The country is currently battling its fourth delta outbreak in the past five months.
Stuck in Lockdown
Infections proliferated among tourists that flocked to areas like Inner Mongolia and Gansu to enjoy goldening poplars and far-stretching deserts at the turn of fall. Many unknowingly transmitted the virus to others after they returned to their hometowns.
Nearly 10,000 tourists are currently stuck in a locked down county bordering Mongolia, where the number of infections is nearing 100 after just 10 days.
Nationwide, China reported 54 infections on Wednesday, the most in a single day since the outbreak began last week...
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