China’s new coronavirus outbreak sees Beijing adopt ‘wartime’ measures as capital races to contain spread

Beijing is reintroducing strict lockdown measures and rolling out mass testing after a fresh cluster of novel coronavirus cases emerged from the cityࢀ™s largest wholesale food market, sparking fears of a resurgence of the deadly outbreak. The Chinese capital reported 36 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total number to 79 since a locally transmitted infection was reported on June 12 for the first time in nearly two months, according to the National Health Commission. The cases are linked to Xinfadi market in the southwest of the city, which supplies most of the capitalࢀ™s fresh fruit and vegetables. The…