China reports more COVID-19 cases in Beijing, Shanghai


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Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Chinese authorities are reporting new COVID-19 cases in the country's two largest cities after imposing a lockdown of 1.7 million people in Beijing. The Beijing Center for Diseases Prevention and Control said the city's Daxing District reported 11 cases from Sunday to Tuesday. In a previous statement the agency had said 9 new cases were confirmed. Advertisement Authorities said the patients had continued to go outside and visit people even after experiencing symptoms of the novel coronavirus, according to state media. The Beijing Municipal Health Commission said Thursday in a separate statement the Chinese capital reported...