Beijing cleared of COVID-19 high-risk areas: Health official

Beijing: Beijing on Monday lowered its COVID-19 risk level of more areas as the Chinese capital city was cleared of high-risk areas for the disease, said the local authorities.

The Huaxiang township, the only high-risk area in the city, had been adjusted to a medium-risk area after less than 10 local confirmed cases had been reported for 14 consecutive days, said Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

After the adjustment, Beijing now has a total of seven medium-risk areas, according to Mr Liu.