Beijing is racing to track a Covid-19 outbreak that may have been spreading in the capital for a week
Hong Kong , city authorities said on Saturday, raising the prospect more stringent restrictions could soon be implemented in line with other Chinese cities.
Beijing officials said at a press briefing Saturday that they were tracking cases across multiple districts and involving students, tour groups, and interior decoration workers. The capital reported 22 new local cases on Saturday, national health authorities said Sunday morning. "The city has recently seen several outbreaks involving multiple transmission chains, and the risk of continued and undetected transmission is high.
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