Beijing reports 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

08:33, June 16, 2020

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  Beijing tightens control measures as new COVID-19 cases reported

  BEIJING — Beijing has tightened COVID-19 control measures as newly confirmed cases by local transmission have been reported in the past few days in the capital.The city reported six new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases for June 12 after one case had been reported on June 11, according to the

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  Chinese mainland reports 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

  Photo: CGTNBEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Health authority said Saturday that it received reports of 27 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Friday, of whom 23 were domestically transmitted and four were imported.Of the domestically transmitted cases, 22 cases were reported in Beijing and one in Hebei Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.No deaths related to the disease were reported Friday, according to the commission.

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  COVID-19 patients receive medical treatment in Beijing Ditan Hospital

  A nurse disinfects the hands of a COVID-19 patient at an isolation ward in Beijing Ditan Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, June 16, 2020. Chinese health authority said Tuesday that it received reports of 40 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Monday, of which 32 were domestical