[Xinhua]Beijing tames new infections of COVID

Beijing reported a new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 case on June 11 after the city had seen 57 days with no such cases.

An epidemiological investigation was carried out immediately, which traced 38 close contacts. All places that the patient had visited and may have been potentially exposed to the virus, including Xinfadi, were identified.

On June 12, environmental samples tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Xinfadi. At the same time, more epidemiological investigations were carried out as several new confirmed cases were reported.

To control the new infections, the disease control and prevention centers at the city and district levels organized more than 500 epidemiological investigators, who can be immediately dispatched to conduct investigations if any new cases are reported.

We usually have three people in a group, two go into the quarantine area, and the third is responsible for support and disinfection, 33-year-old epidemiological investigator Li Ruoxi said. He explained they communicated with the patient and his or her family about the patient s recent activities and contact history over the 14 days before hospitalization.