China's capital Beijing to lower Covid-19 response
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Beijing has reported no new cases in the past 13 days.
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BEIJING (REUTERS) - Beijing will lower the emergency response level of the coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese capital to Level III from Level II, an official from the municipal government told a press briefing on Sunday (July 19).
The city issued the second level response on June 16 after several infections of the new coronavirus were found to be linked to a major wholesale food market.
Beijing has reported no new cases in the past 13 days.
