New Covid cases in Beijing jumped to the highest level in more than five months, with officials alarmed by infections being found outside of quarantine that show the virus is still spreading in the community.
The capital reported 78 new infections Wednesday, the most since May 22. The city has reported double-digit daily cases for most of the past month, though numbers started to spike in recent days, doubling from 39 on November 4.
“Currently Beijing continues to find cases through community testing, which shows that risks of hidden transmissions in the community persist,” Liu Xiaofeng from the Beijing Center for Disease Control told reporters at a briefing Tuesday. That was a change from a day before when another CDC official said that the capital has effectively controlled most of the transmission chains through fast and scientific virus controls and the cooperation of the public.
Testing frequency has been increased to once a day, for up to five days this week for several districts including Chaoyang, Haidian and Changping. With the outbreak concentrated in Chaoyang, some residents there reported being sent to quarantine centers after receiving abnormal test results that could indicate Covid infections. However, some schools, day care centers and kindergartens that closed earlier in the week were able to reopen after infection risks have been eliminated.
Concerns are growing that Guangzhou could be headed for a Shanghai-style situation, with cases snowballing in the face of more targeted restrictions. Some residents Bloomberg News spoke to have tried to order items like toilet paper, medicine and instant noodles in bulk, but have been impeded by disruptions to courier services from the lockdowns. Those in the districts where stay-at-home orders were imposed are still able to go out for groceries and essentials.
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