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14 new confirmed cases in Beijing ahead of Olympics Spread to 4 provinces in China

3rd full nucleic acid test in Pengtaigu

Residents of Fengtai District testing nucleic acids

(Beijing = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Jin-bang = Residents line up to be tested at a temporary nucleic acid testing center in Fengtai District, Beijing, China, where a mass infection of COVID-19 occurred on the afternoon of the 25th. 2022.1.26 chinakim@yna.co.kr

(Beijing = Yonhap News) Correspondent Jinbang Kim = With less than ten days left before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the spread of Corona 19 in Beijing continues.

According to the Beijing Corona 19 Prevention and Control Center on the 26th, 14 new cases were confirmed in Beijing the day before.

Accordingly, since the first confirmed case in Beijing on the 15th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases has increased to 49 until now (25th).

Of the 14 new confirmed cases, 10 occurred in Fengtai District, the most severe cluster infection.

The city of Beijing started a third nucleic acid test for all residents of Fengtai District from the 26th as the number of confirmed cases continued to occur in Fengtai District.

The cluster infection that started in Beijing is gradually spreading to neighboring areas.

On the 24th, one returnee who arrived in Shenyang, Liaoning Province from Beijing was confirmed.

It has been confirmed that the confirmed person is a resident of Fengtai District and has been working in logistics.

Previously, there have been cases of confirmed cases from Beijing in Shandong, Shanxi, and Hebei provinces.

chinakim@yna.co.kr