BEIJING - Beijing's health authorities on Sunday reported 36 new coronavirus infections, all traced to a local wholesale market where a new outbreak has been discovered, triggering the re-imposition of lockdown measures.

Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing center for disease control and prevention, said at a press conference that each case either worked at Xinfadi market or had direct or indirect exposure to it, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.