Concern about the coronavirus has risen again in China. The news that the strict quarantine measures, which have been maintained in the financial center Shanghai for about a month, will also be implemented in the capital Beijing, caused the residents of the city to flock to the markets to stock up on food. In the photos and images shared on social media, it was seen that panicked citizens filled supermarkets and bought basic food products such as rice, oil, meat and flour.
CASE RISE IN CHINA, PEOPLE RUN TO MARKETS
After the new Covid-19 cases detected in Beijing, the capital of China, the people flocked to the markets to stock up on food.
Long queues formed in front of the cash registers as the product shelves emptied in many supermarkets.
In order to meet the high demand, the working hours of the supermarkets in the capital were extended and the number of personnel was increased.
BULK NUCLEIC ACID TEST WILL BE DONE
While 47 cases of Covid-19 were detected in Beijing in the last two days, it was noted that 26 of the cases were located in the Chaoyang district. It was shared that a total of 1,230 people were identified as close contacts and quarantined.
A large number of buildings in the Chaoyang district were also quarantined. It has been announced that three rounds of bulk nucleic acid testing will be carried out in the entire neighborhood with a population of approximately 3.5 million, and that those working and living in the neighborhood will be tested on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. In the early hours of Monday morning, long queues were seen forming in front of the test points.