People wearing face masks commute inside a subway station during morning rush hour, following new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Beijing, China June 15, 2020. Beijing officials on Monday confirmed 36 new Covid-19 cases for June 14, the same as a day earlier, which was the city’s highest daily infection count since late March. Officials have now reported 79 cases over just four days, the biggest concentration of infections since February. Fifty-nine individuals tested positive, Gao Xiaojun, a spokesperson for the Beijing public health commission, said at Monday’s briefing. The northeastern province of Liaoning and northern Hebei province have reported a combined handful of cases connected to the Beijing infections.

Source: Standard Digital June 15, 2020 05:46 UTC