Beijing's new Covid test rules for public places as cases spike

Covid In China: The capital city will require a negative PCR test result within 48 hours for people to enter public places.

China's capital Beijing reported 634 new local COVID cases for the 15 hours to 3 p.m. (0700 GMT) on Tuesday, the deputy director of city's municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Liu Xiaofeng said at a briefing.

Covid In China: A resident gets swabbed for COVID test. (AP)

The capital city will require a negative PCR test result within 48 hours for people to enter public places such as shopping malls, hotels, government buildings from Nov. 24, city government spokesperson Xu Hejian told the same briefing.