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The Chinese capital, Beijing, is on alert after 10 high school students tested positive for coronavirus.
City officials suspended school classes for a week on Friday after an initial round of tests.
SHANGHAI NOW TO IMPROVE FOOD SUPPLIES, REDUCE RESTRICTIONS ON VIRUSES
Local media reported that in Beijing’s Chaoyang district, the city government also ordered the cessation of personal activities after school.
Authorities are conducting mass tests to look for more cases.
Four other cases in Beijing were counted separately.
Mainland China reported 24,326 new cases on Saturday, most in Shanghai.
The blockade of Shanghai and the strict zero-COVID strategy have attracted worldwide attention, although officials have recently taken steps to loosen restrictions on some residents.
On Friday, the city vowed to make “every effort” to resolve issues that have sparked complaints about a lack of food supplies.
SHANGHAI ALLOWS 4M EXIT FROM HOME, AS KOVID RULES COVER
Truck drivers were hindered by numerous checkpoints and virus tests, which leads to a long wait.
Under a new systemdrivers can pass if they have had a negative virus test in the last 48 hours, without fever and “green health code “on their smartphone, which shows that they were not in areas with outbreaks, according to Wu Chungen, director of the Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport.
“All settlements must be released directly,” Wu said, according to reports.
Most offices and factories are still closed – although 12.3 million have been allowed to leave their homes.
Authorities are implementing a three-tier system that allows residents to leave their homes if there are no new ones in their area. infections during the last week.
They can leave the neighborhood in two weeks without incident.
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Authorities in Shanghai reported 12 new deaths on Saturday, all of them elderly patients with comorbidities.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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