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The latest Beijing flare-up of 12 new cases detected as of Wednesday is believed to be a cluster infection caused by imported Omicron subvariant BA.5.2. The Beijing CDC said this is based on gene sequencing tests, while stressing the flareup is controllable.

Various government bodies in the capital have issued alerts for torrential rain from Sunday to Monday, warning of potential dangers from landslides and floods.

The latest outbreak has been linked to two venues of Heaven Supermarket Bar.

A person who was infected by COVID-19 due to community transmission failed to report their symptoms, leading to five more infections, the Beijing government said at a news conference on Monday, noting that the city’s epidemic prevention work cannot be treated lightly.

Beijing screens out one COVID-19 case from community-

BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Beijing reported one locally transmitted COVID-19 case from community screening as of 5 p.m. Sunday, the municipal government told

After the latest chain of infection was linked to two of the venues, it seems the business owner may now be in trouble.

Beijing ground public transport networks have started automatic verification of health code since Wednesday, except for the bus routes that were temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The normally bustling Sanlitun area is currently undergoing a "quiet" period.

Beijing’s bar-related COVID-19 cluster infection has spilled over to its eastern neighboring city Sanhe. The city has been put under temporary static management, which will be lifted if results of the three rounds of citywide nucleic acid testing from Saturday to Monday are all negative.