New Covid Cases Fall Slightly In Beijing And Shanghai

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2022-05-09 HKT 11:10

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  • A worker in protective suit stands near barricades set up for a third round of Covid-19 tests ordered for residents of Beijing's Chaoyang district on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

    A worker in protective suit stands near barricades set up for a third round of Covid-19 tests ordered for residents of Beijing's Chaoyang district on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Shanghai municipal authorities reported 11 new Covid-19-related deaths on Monday, up from eight the day before.

The number of new coronavirus infections reported in China's business capital fell very slightly to 3,947 from the 3,975 reported on Sunday.

New coronavirus infections reported in Beijing on Monday were down by a fifth from Sunday to 49 cases, state broadcaster CCTV said.

On Sunday, the authorities in the capital ordered residents of the central Chaoyang district to undergo a third round of testing for Covid-19

The National Health Commission confirmed 4,333 new coronavirus infections across the mainland, down from 4,462 on Sunday. (Reuters)

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