China shuts schools and cancels flights as Beijing reports an 'extremely grave' surge in new coronavirus cases

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• China shuts schools, cancels flights, and locks down neighborhoods after a surge of reported new COVID-19 cases.
• Beijing had reported no locally transmitted cases for 57 consecutive days until a flurry of cases emerged last week.
• The new outbreak has been linked to a massive food market in Beijing, where traces of coronavirus were reportedly found on chopping boards used for imported salmon.
• "This has truly rung an alarm bell for us," said Cai Qi, the Communist Party's Secretary of Beijing.
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China has imposed new restrictions by shutting schools and cancelling multiple flights after a surge of reported new COVID-19 cases which has not yet been brought under control.

Beijing had reported no locally transmitted cases for 57 consecutive days until a flurry of cases emerged last week, according to the BBC.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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