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Beijing has officially started to use the Xiaotangshan Hospital, which was used solely for SARS patients in 2003 and COVID-19 cases in 2020, on Sunday, in a bid to contain the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the city, said a senior official of the municipal government.
The latest wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 remains severe in Beijing with the municipal government announcing 67 new cases on Saturday and the suspension of dine-in services at all restaurants during the May Day holidays between May 1-4.
Beijing is preparing to construct makeshift hospitals to cope with the latest upsurge of the novel coronavirus, said a press conference Saturday.
China Focus: Beijing ups restrictions to contain latest COVID-19 flare-ups-
China has ruled out any relaxation of its cross-border policies, citing Covid-19 surges at home and overseas as it battles the worst outbreaks since the start of the pandemic.