BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- By Tuesday, Beijing had reported five close contacts linked to confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city of Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province.
All five individuals and their own close contacts, a total of 15 people, have tested negative for the virus and are under medical observation, according to a press conference on Wednesday.
Gao Xiaojun, spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, urged those who have traveled to Qingdao in the past 14 days to monitor their health conditions and visit a fever clinic if they show symptoms of fever or have a dry cough.
Over 7.5 million people had been sampled for nucleic acid testing by 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday in Qingdao City after it began a city-wide testing campaign on Monday.
Qingdao has reported 12 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the virus re-emerged in the city over the weekend, said the local municipal health commission. Enditem
