Prognosis
Beijing Outbreak Grows to Nearly 100 Cases in Test for China
- Number of infections linked to vegetable market reaches 79
- Some schools, venues closed but domestic travel still running
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China is racing to control a new outbreak in Beijing that reached nearly 100 infections over the weekend, providing the biggest test of the country’s coronavirus containment strategy since the pathogen first emerged in Wuhan.
Officials are fanning out over housing compounds, knocking on doors to question residents on whether they’ve been to or had contact with anyone who’s visited the city’s largest fruit and vegetable market, Xinfadi, where the new outbreak is believed to have originated.