Beijing reports two local COVID-19 cases, one person testing positive (3)

A staff member delivers daily necessities ordered by residents in quarantine at a community under close-off management where a locally transmitted COVID-19 case was found in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 18, 2022. Beijing reported two confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and one other person testing positive for COVID-19 from Monday to 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to local authorities. The two confirmed cases were found in the Haidian District, while the person testing positive for COVID-19 was detected in Chaoyang District, said Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing municipal center for disease control and prevention. The community where the newly-comfirmed case lives is under close-off management. Many frontline workers and volunteers have been devoted to ensuring sufficient food and medicine supplies for residents in the community. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)