Beijing screens out one COVID-19 case from community

BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Beijing reported one locally transmitted COVID-19 case from community screening as of 5 p.m. Sunday, the municipal government told a press conference.

The confirmed case, in Changping District, has 34 close contacts, who have been quarantined for medical observation, according to Bai Lin, deputy head of Changping District.