New COVID-19 Outbreak Recorded in Beijing's Food Market

A new outbreak of COVID-19 has been recorded in China. It occurred in a massive food market in Beijing. Within a single day, 36 cases of the virus were identified in the capital. This marks the largest spike in coronavirus infections in two months.

So what is the Chinese government doing? All military camps near the market have been placed under quarantine, and doctors are going door-to-door to test residents. They intend to test a total of 50,000 people.

Disinfection teams have also been sent to other major markets in the city. Authorities are trying to accurately trace the movements of the virus within the market and identify how many contact persons there are.

According to Chinese doctors, the virus identified in Beijing's market has been brought from Europe. They reached this conclusion by analyzing the virus's genome.