Beijing reports 78 new local COVID-19 cases-Xinhua


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BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Beijing reported 78 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases between 3 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday, according to local authorities. From April 22 to 3 p.m. Saturday, a total of 688 COVID-19 cases had been logged in Beijing, involving 15 districts. The capital now has 20 high-risk areas and 34 medium-risk areas, said Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, at a press conference. Pang added that epidemiological investigation and gene sequencing suggest there are two independent transmission chains in Beijing. "Hidden sources of infection still exist, and the...