China's SARS cases total 4,409, death toll reaches 214

China's SARS cases total 4,409, death toll reaches 214

BEIJING, China - Commuters wearing face masks board a bus in Beijing on May 6 after the five-day May Day break. China has reported eight more deaths from SARS and 138 new cases of infection, bringing the mainland's death toll to 214 and the total number of cases to 4,409.

Beijing racing against time to curb new COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: Beijing racing against time to curb new COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beijing 2. STANDUP (English): PANG YUANYUAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XINYU, Deputy general manager, Beijing Hema Network Technology Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU LINA, Party chief of Wumart Group STORYLINE: China's capital Beijing is racing against time to curb the new COVID-19 resurgence. According to local authorities, Beijing reported 42 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and four asymptomatic cases between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. Wednesday. A total of 138 local infections have been logged since April 22, involving eight districts. Beijing is conducting three rounds of nucleic acid testing from Monday to Saturday to curb the risk of COVID-19. The first round has been completed, with over 19.8 million residents sampled for testing. Three communities in Beijing were classified as

China's SARS cases total 4,409, death toll reaches 214

China's SARS cases total 4,409, death toll reaches 214

BEIJING, China - Commuters wearing face masks board a bus in Beijing on May 6 after the five-day May Day break. China has reported eight more deaths from SARS and 138 new cases of infection, bringing the mainland's death toll to 214 and the total number of cases to 4,409. (Kyodo)