Beijing Virus Outbreak Has Been Contained, Top China Expert Says
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The peak of Beijing’s new coronavirus outbreak has already passed and further infections should be “sporadic,” said the country’s chief epidemiologist, as China seeks to project confidence over a resurgence of cases that’s plunged its capital into a partial lockdown.
The 21 new reported infections on Thursday all contracted the virus before June 12 and the “peak” of the outbreak was on June 13, said Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at China’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at a briefing in Beijing on Thursday.