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Beijing reports 2 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases

Both patients are in Chinese capital’s Shunyi district

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 16 Jan 2021 12:00PM

Beijing reports 2 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases
The municipal health commission says no fresh imported coronavirus infections were recorded in Beijing yesterday. – Twitter pic, January 16, 2021

BEIJING – The Chinese capital yesterday reported two new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, reported the Xinhua news agency, citing the municipal health commission.

Both female patients are in the city’s Shunyi district.

One of them, aged 23, was previously asymptomatic, while the other, a 51-year-old, was a close contact of an earlier confirmed case.

Epidemiological investigations are ongoing.

The health commission said there were no new imported infections yesterday. – Bernama, January 16, 2021

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