Beijing authorities ban visits to public places without a PCR test

Beijing authorities have banned people from entering public places without a negative CORONAVIRUS test result, according to the city government website.

The measure will take effect November 24. The ban applies, in particular, to transport, shopping centers, supermarkets, hotels and government buildings. A PCR test taken no earlier than 48 hours before visiting a public place will be considered valid.

From 00:00 to 15:00 on November 22, 634 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the capital of CHINA .

On the eve of the local government spokesman Xu Hejian said at a press conference that in the Chinese capital there was a "difficult epidemiological situation." According to him, the increase in new cases in Beijing remains high and the number of cases continues to grow.

On November 21, schools in some areas of the city were transferred to remote learning.

On November 19, a covid-19 patient died in China for the first time since May . An 87-year-old man died in Beijing.