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Sunday, July 12, 2020, 12:15
'Epidemic situation related to Xinfadi under effective control'
By Xinhua
Sunday, July 12, 2020, 12:15 By Xinhua

In this June 24, 2020 photo, a medical worker collects swab samples for tests at a nucleic acid testing site in Shoupakou South Street of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. (XING GUANGLI / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) has released a report saying the epidemic situation related to the Xinfadi wholesale market in Beijing is under effective control.

Infections related to the Xinfadi market that emerged in other places, such as Hebei, Liaoning and Zhejiang provinces, have also been brought under control, according to the report.

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The document pointed out that there were a total of 29 cluster infections related to the market, including 10 in public places and 13 between family members.

The prevention-and-control measures that Beijing has taken against the COVID-19 epidemic have already shown effectiveness, the report said.

The risks of further infections among people who had exposure to the market have been basically eliminated, it added.

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Beijing reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted cases of coronavirus infections on Friday, meaning that the city had reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases for five consecutive days.

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