Beijing reported no new confirmed local cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, which means the city had zero new cases for seven days in a row, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy head of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, at a news conference on Monday.
After almost two months without a case, Beijing was confronted with an outbreak of Covid-19 linked to a massive food market
From June 11 to Sunday, the city reported 335 confirmed local cases, of whom 226 are still hospitalized and 109 were discharged from the hospital after recovery.
By Monday, Beijing had no high-risk area and only seven communities are designated as medium-risk areas.
Two men in masks carry luggage pass Tiananmen Square
According to the center, 47 communities in 11 districts have had confirmed COVID-19 cases since June 11. At the peak, there were five high-risk communities and 39 medium-risk communities.