The latest situation of the Beijing epidemic in 2022: What are the risk areas now? Attached is the latest regulations on entering and leaving Beijing due to the epidemic

Recently, many places in my country have reported newly confirmed cases, including Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Sichuan, Yunnan, Beijing, Hubei and other places. So what is the latest situation of the epidemic in Beijing? What are the risk areas now? The latest regulations on entering and leaving Beijing due to the epidemic are as follows:

1. The latest situation of Beijing epidemic in 2022

As of February 22, 2022, there are 8 confirmed local cases and 1 asymptomatic infection in Beijing. The following is an introduction to the current round of epidemic in Beijing:

1. Where did the Beijing epidemic originate from?

At present, the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention has not reported the source of this round of epidemic because the local epidemic is relatively complicated. The discovery was made in Beijing after Wuhan reported a confirmed case and it conducted screening of close contacts. Therefore, the current outbreak in Beijing still needs genetic testing to determine whether the confirmed cases are infected with Omicron or Delta.

2. In which district of Beijing is the epidemic occurring?

It is distributed in Haidian District, Xicheng District, Fengtai District and Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone. Among them, the confirmed case in Haidian District lives in Zhiqiang Beiyuan Community, Beitaipingzhuang Street, and works in Building 3, No. 12, Chaowai Street, Chaoyang District. The confirmed case in Xicheng District lives in Baiwanzhuang Beili Xixiang Community. The two confirmed cases in Fengtai District live in Holiday Scenery Community in Lugouqiao Street and Taoyuanli Community in Donggaodi Street respectively.

3. How did the Beijing epidemic come about?

It is imported from other provinces. Because after receiving information about the epidemic from other provinces, the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone immediately activated the emergency response mechanism and organized various departments to jointly carry out epidemiological investigation and tracing, community control, and service guarantee work.

4.What are the gated communities in Beijing?

Lumingyuan in Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone implemented temporary control measures at 5:30 am on February 22, and all personnel were only allowed to enter but not leave.

2. What is the current risk area for the Beijing epidemic in 2022?

Currently, Beijing’s Miyun District, Yanqing District, Chaoyang District, Fengtai District, Shijingshan District, Haidian District, Mentougou District, Fangshan District, Tongzhou District, Shunyi District, Changping District, Daxing District, Huairou District, Pinggu District, Dongcheng District and Xicheng District are all low-risk areas, and the risk levels have not been adjusted. However, there have been new local confirmed cases in Beijing's Haidian District, Xicheng District, Fengtai District, and Economic and Technological Development Zone. The affected communities have been temporarily sealed off, with control measures on entry but no exit for all personnel.

III. The latest regulations on entering and leaving Beijing due to the epidemic

1. The latest regulations on leaving Beijing due to the epidemic

On February 22, Xu Hejian, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee, director of the Municipal Government Information Office, and spokesperson of the Municipal Government, stated that people in districts where there are more than one (including one) local cases of novel coronavirus infection in Beijing should not leave Beijing unless necessary.

2. The latest regulations on Beijing’s epidemic

First, people from other provinces entering Beijing: they must hold a negative nucleic acid test certificate within 48 hours and a green Beijing health code, and they must undergo a nucleic acid test within 72 hours after arriving in Beijing (implemented from 0:00 on January 22, 2022 to the end of March).

Second, people from medium- and high-risk areas are restricted from entering Beijing.

Third, commuters entering Beijing: For the first entry into or return to Beijing, a nucleic acid negative certificate within 48 hours is required, and each subsequent entry into or return to Beijing only requires a nucleic acid negative test certificate within 14 days.

In general, the latest situation of the Beijing epidemic in 2022 is that there are 8 confirmed local cases and 1 asymptomatic infection. The entire city is currently still a low-risk area and the risk level has not been adjusted.