The level of coronavirus danger in the Chinese capital was upgraded from the third-highest to second-highest rating on Tuesday as new domestically transmitted cases were reported in the city.
On Monday, the municipal health commission said that it had discovered 36 new confirmed domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases, as well as six new asymptomatic cases in Beijing.
Almost all of the infected were related to the capital’s Xinfadi wholesale market, selling fruit, vegetables and meat in the southern part of the city.
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