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BEIJING: Beijing has urged residents not to leave the city during the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, implementing new restrictions after several coronavirus infections this week.
Two domestic cases were reported on Friday (December 25), a convenience store worker and a Hewlett Packard Enterprise employee. Two other asymptomatic cases were discovered in Beijing earlier in the week.
Beijing is conducting tests on a limited scale in the neighborhoods and workplaces where the cases were found.
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To contain any new outbreak, the Beijing government canceled large gatherings such as sporting events and temple fairs. He said applications will be strictly reviewed for any major events. Places such as cinemas, libraries and museums must operate at 75% capacity, the government said.
He also asked companies not to organize business trips out of town and abroad.
The Lunar New Year falls on February 12.
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Separately, officials in the northeastern port city of Dalian said on Friday they had screened more than 4.75 million people for the coronavirus after 24 confirmed infections this month.
The authorities have closed schools and all public spaces in five neighborhood divisions in Dalian, and only essential workers can leave their precincts to go to work.
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