Beijing reports seven new COVID-19 cases vs 14 a day earlier

By Sharon Bernstein and Lisa Shumaker Posted on June 28, 2020

People receive nucleic acid tests, during a government-organised visit to a testing site, following a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing’s city government reported seven new COVID-19 cases for June 28, down from 14 a day earlier as the Chinese capital seeks to contain an outbreak.

The city also reported one new asymptomatic case, a patient who has the coronavirus but is not exhibiting symptoms, compared with three such cases a day earlier.

(Reporting by Jing Wang and Huizhong Wu; Writing by Se Young Lee; Editing by Kim Coghill)