Coronavirus cluster at ‘work unit’ believed to be China’s cybersecurity agency in Beijing
- Health official says 178 people have been quarantined and are under observation, with 11 of them testing positive
- Cleaner from a property management firm that provides services to the unit thought to have been first case
Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, on Thursday said a cluster of infections had been identified at a “work unit” in the Chinese capital early this week.
While Pang did not name the work unit, she did give its location – at the same address as the National Computer Network and Information Security Management Centre, China’s top cybersecurity agency. The centre operates under the internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Pang said 178 people from the affected work unit had been isolated for medical observation, including 11 who had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Ten of the 11 confirmed cases were employees of a property management company that provided services to the work unit, while the other person worked for a catering company, she said.
Pang did not give details of the other 167 cases or say whether they were employees of the work unit or other places.