Police officers carrying food as they walk in the grounds of a closed bus station near the closed Xinfadi market in Beijing. The huge wholesale market has become the centre of focus for a new cluster of coronavirus cases in Beijing, where local officials have begun mass testing, closing schools and neighbourhoods, and turned sharp scrutiny towards the food supply chain. - AFP
BEIJING (AFP): China reported 57 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday (June 14), the highest daily figure since April, as concerns grow about a resurgence of the disease.
The domestic outbreak in China had been brought largely under control through strict lockdowns that were imposed early this year -- but a new outbreak has been linked to a meat and vegetable market in south Beijing.
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