Over 100 virus infections in 6 days in Beijing after market cluster

Beijing municipal authorities said Tuesday that 27 infections with the new coronavirus have been newly confirmed, bringing the total to over 100 in the last six days following the detection of a cluster at the biggest wholesale market in the Chinese capital.The city said it will raise its alert level and shut down schools to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, according to Chinese media.According to the authorities, 22 out of the 27 infections that came to light Monday were detected in the southwestern district of Fengtai, where the Xinfadi market is located. The local government has ann…READ FULL ARTICLE