453 Beijing Residents Test Positive For COVID-19, 40 Subway Stations Closed

ANTARA/M. Irfan Ilmie

BEIJING - At least 40 stations on 13 subway lines in Beijing were completely closed from Wednesday after the positive cases of COVID-19 that re-emerged since April 22 in the Chinese capital reached 453.

In addition, 158 bus routes in Chaoyang District -- which are categorized as high risk areas for COVID-19 -- have stopped operating.

Reported by Antara, Wednesday, May 4, Shijingshan Hospital and Peking University Hospital in Miyun District also suspended outpatient services and emergency services.

Local health authorities also banned the use of public toilets for two people at the same time.

The ban was issued after a toilet user spread the coronavirus to more than 40 people using three different public toilets in Beijing on Tuesday (3/5).

Local authorities ordered the massive spraying of disinfectants and that toilets in locked areas had to be sprayed with disinfectant every time they were used.

The Labor Day holiday season which started on Friday (29/4) will end on Thursday (5/5).

However, local authorities have instructed residents who live or have offices in Chaoyang District to work from home.

Local authorities announced three more rounds of PCR mass tests to be held starting Tuesday (3/5).

In the first round, samples were collected from 19.9 million citizens. Three reagent tubes containing 10 samples each tested positive.