The outbreak has been traced to the sprawling Xinfadi wholesale food centre in the southwest of Beijing. Seven hotels have been dedicated to the quarantine efforts in a bid to stop further spread of the virus. "The epidemic situation in the capital is extremely severe," Beijing city spokesman Xu Hejian warned at a press conference. " "Right now we have to take strict measures to stop the spread of Covid-19." (Image: Getty Images)"Beijing will take the most resolute, decisive, and strict measures to contain the outbreak," Xu Hejian, spokesman at the Beijing city government, said at a press conference today.

Source: Daily Mirror June 16, 2020 12:35 UTC