Story Coronavirus situation in China
China's regional health committees reported that the outbreak of coronavirus in Beijing led to a worsening of the epidemic situation in some other administrative-territorial units of China, TASS reports.
It is reported that over the past 10 Beijing authorities have recorded more than 40 cases of coronavirus infection. Over the past day, three cases were detected in the Hebei province adjacent to Beijing. Infected people were also found in Shandong province in the east of the country.
It is noted that the epidemic situation in China remains stable: in 11 regions out of 31 there are no infected at all, even imported cases.
Earlier it was reported that that in the Chinese city of Xi'an, which has a population of about 13 million people, they began to disinfect the streets.
Lockdown was introduced in Xi'an, disinfectants were sprayed throughout the city, residents were asked to keep windows closed, and also take precautions on the streets.
At the end of 2019, an outbreak of a disease caused by a new type of coronavirus was reported in China. It was recorded in the city of Wuhan, located in the province of Hubei. On March 11, WHO declared a global COVID-19 pandemic.