China Imposes Fresh Lockdown On Beijing As New COVID-19 Cases Emerge
Police officers carry food as they walk in the grounds of a closed bus station near the closed Xinfadi market in Beijing on June 13, 2020. GREG BAKER / AFPLockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster, highlighting the challenges that lie ahead even for places where outbreaks are under control.
But on Thursday, Beijing announced its first infection in two months and then said 50 more cases had been linked to the large Xinfadi meat and vegetable market, which provides much of the capital’s food supply. Mexico and Chile on Friday recorded their worst days yet during the pandemic, while Chilean health minister Jaime Manalich resigned Saturday amid a furor over the true disease toll there.The WHO said this week the pandemic is accelerating in Africa. Botswana’s capital Gaborone was locked down Saturday after new cases were detected.
A number of European countries are preparing to reopen borders on Monday after the EU Commission urged a relaxation of restrictions.France said it would gradually reopen its borders to non-Schengen countries from July, and Germany said it would end land border checks on Monday.
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