After the strict quarantine measures in Shanghai, the financial center of China, for about a month, the concern about the implementation of the same measures 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. 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.
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.
51 LOSS OF LIVES IN SHANGHAI
In Shanghai, 51 people died yesterday due to Covid-19, and the National Health Commission of China announced that 2,472 locally sourced symptomatic and 16,983 asymptomatic cases were identified in Shanghai. Since February 26, 138 people had lost their lives in the city.
(UAV)