Beijing says people arriving from Wuhan test negative for coronavirus
Beijing said on Tuesday it had tested 1,056 people arriving from Wuhan since the lockdown ended on April 8
FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask passes by a billboard depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Belgrade, Serbia, April 1, 2020. The text on the billboard reads "Thanks, brother Xi". REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic
The municipal government of Beijing said on Tuesday it had tested 1,056 people arriving from Wuhan since the lockdown ended on April 8, and all had tested negative for coronavirus.
Gao Xiaojun, spokesman of Beijing's municipal health commission told a news conference that the results show returnees from Wuhan - the original epicentre of the outbreak - are "generally safe".
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