People who visited or live near Xinfadi Market queueing for a swab test at Guang’an Sport Centre in Beijing on June 14, 2020. - AFP
BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN): The Chinese capital on Sunday (June 14) declared an area surrounding a wholesale market "high risk" after dozens of new coronavirus cases emerged, sparking fears of a second wave of infections in the city.
Health authorities reported 44 new coronavirus infections in Beijing, all of whom were linked to the Xinfadi Wholesale Market, which has since been shut down.
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