Beijing reimposes restrictions amid resurgence of coronavirus

City authorities raise emergency response level and roll back reopening measures

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A security officer wearing a face mask is seen at a blocked entrance to the Xinfadi wholesale market, which has been closed following cases of novel coronavirus infection, in Beijing on June 16.  © Reuters

ZHANG LANTAI and HAN WEI, Caixin

The municipal government of Beijing raised its COVID-19 emergency response level and reimposed some drastic disease-control measures after a new cluster of infections emerged in China's capital.

The Beijing government elevated the city's emergency response one notch to level 2, the second-highest among four levels of disease response, authorities said Tuesday night. The capital quickly rolled back reopening measures just days after most leisure venues in the city resumed services.

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