BEIJING, June 27 (AP): China reported 21 new cases of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) on Saturday, in the midst of an ongoing outbreak in Beijing.
Delivery drivers wait for orders along the street in Beijing on Friday, June 26, 2020. Even as Beijing appears to have contained the latest outbreak, businesses are still reeling from the prolonged impact of the coronavirus on the economy. - AP
All 17 of the the locally transmitted new cases were reported in the capital, according to the latest figures from national health authorities.The uptick in new cases in Beijing goes against predictions by National Health Commission expert Wu Hao. After just nine new cases were reported on Monday he said that the situation had reached a"calm" and that new cases would either remain in the single digits or precipitously drop this week.
Since then the capital has taken drastic steps to contain the outbreak, conducting mass testing, closing schools, putting neighbourhoods on lockdown, and banning all unnecessary travel.
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