People residing in “controlled” areas have been told to stay within city limits, including 12 areas deemed high-risk and another 35 considered medium-risk.Ĭity residents are required to undergo three virus tests throughout the week as authorities seek to detect and isolate cases without imposing the sort of sweeping lockdowns seen in Shanghai and elsewhere. Major tourist sites in the city, including the Forbidden City and the Beijing Zoo, have closed their indoor exhibition halls and are operating at only partial capacity.Ī few communities where cases were discovered have been isolated. No date for the resumption of service was given.īeijing has been on high alert for the spread of COVID-19, with restaurants and bars limited to takeout, gyms closed and classes suspended indefinitely. The Beijing subway authority in a brief message said only that the mostly downtown stations were being shut as part of epidemic control measures. BEIJING (AP) - China’s capital on Wednesday closed 60 subway stations, more than 10% of its vast system, as an additional measure against the spread of the coronavirus.įorty stations were closed from the morning, and 20 more were added in the afternoon.
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