China’s Vice Premier Demands ‘Strictest’ Virus-Tracing Measures | Sixth Tone

“China’s Vice Premier Sun Chunlan has warned of the high risk of a COVID-19 rebound and tasked officials with aggressively tracking the virus after an infection cluster in Beijing was linked to a local farmers market, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.

On Saturday, Beijing’s Fengtai District went into “wartime” mode after 46 people connected to the Xinfandi market — the largest farmers market in the capital — tested positive for the coronavirus. The following day, the city tested 76,499 people, 59 of whom were positive, a health official said at a press briefing Monday morning.”

Read the full article @ Sixth Tone:

188 thoughts on “China’s Vice Premier Demands ‘Strictest’ Virus-Tracing Measures | Sixth Tone”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *