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Food delivery man feared to be Beijing's new Covid-19 super spreader

China's health authority on Tuesday reported 29 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases

A child has his body temperature taken outside Hankou Railway Station. Photo: Reuters
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A child has his body temperature taken outside Hankou Railway Station. Photo: Reuters

Press Trust of India
A delivery man of Beijing's popular food platform is feared to be the super spreader of Covid-19 after he tested positive amid a new wave of coronavirus clusters in the Chinese capital.
China's health authority on Tuesday reported 29 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 13 in the capital Beijing where 249 virus-affected people are undergoing treatment.
According to the China's National Health Commission, 29 new cases, including seven asymptomatic cases, were reported in the country on Monday.
As of Monday, 99 asymptomatic cases were still under medical observation, it said.
Beijing's mass testing of millions of its residents is on after a new cluster

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