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BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Beijing reported 66 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases between 3 p.m. Thursday and 3 p.m. Friday, local authorities have said. On Thursday, approximately 20.74 million people in Beijing were sampled for nucleic acid testing. The samples contained in five tubes tested positive, according to a press briefing held by the municipal government. One area in Chaoyang District was upgraded from a medium-risk area for COVID-19 to a high-risk area, bringing the total number of high-risk areas in Beijing to 18. Beijing now has 30 medium-risk areas. Chaoyang District will carry out further district-wide nucleic acid...
