Millions of Beijing residents are now working at home after another 22 million-strong capital of China resembled a ghost town as a result of another anti-flood package, according to Agence France-Presse.
For two months, China has been facing its worst outbreak since the first outbreak in early 2020. Although the number of infected people in the world remains small, the Chinese government strictly adheres to the policy of “zero” spread of covirus and imposes blockades in entire cities as soon as there are at least a few cases.
After Shanghai, the country’s most populous city, which has been in isolation since early April, Beijing also has weekly travel restrictions, and many public places (restaurants, cafes, gyms and gyms) are closed. Today, authorities have sharply restricted access to non-core services in the Chaoyang district, the capital’s most populous and bustling district, where some businesses have been forced to cut their regular operations by 5 percent.
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As a result, the bustling Sanlitun shopping district in eastern Beijing was emptied this morning, according to Agence France-Presse. The usually visited Apple store was closed a few minutes after opening.
Beijing today announced 49 new cases of infection in the last 24 hours.