Coronavirus: Beijing tightens travel restrictions to keep Delta variant at bay
- Travellers from Covid-19 hotspots will not be able to get into the capital without a ‘green’ code on their phones
- Plane, train and long-haul bus services from outbreak centres have also been suspended
The National Health Commission recorded 75 locally transmitted coronavirus cases on Friday, slightly fewer than the day before, as well as 32 new imported transmissions, it said on Saturday.
In Beijing, eight cases were confirmed last week, but none have been reported in the past three days. The capital is a top travel destination during the summer holidays, putting it at risk of spread from elsewhere.
As a result, city authorities have banned travellers from areas with recent cases and suspended plane, train and long-haul bus services from those centres.
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The capital’s Covid-19 prevention and control team said anyone from Beijing in those high-risk areas would receive a “yellow code” from the authorities via a mobile phone app, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Saturday.
