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Hundreds of Beijing flights cancelled again
More than 1,500 flights have been cancelled at Beijing’s two major airports as the city government tries to stem a second wave of Covd-19 cases in the city.
It is the second day of major flight disruptions as city officials take no chances.
It follows the cancellation of about 1,000 flights on Wednesday.
According to state media nearly 1,000 flights at Beijing Capital International Airport were grounded on Thursday while more than 500 were cancelled at Beijing’s new Daxing International Airport.
Dozens of new cases have been recorded in the past few days with most tied to the sprawling Xinfadi wholesale market.
It has recorded more than 130 cases in the last week.
City officials have urged residents not to leave Beijing.
"Because the Xinfadi market is the largest marketplace selling daily necessities, with thousands of migrant workers and a large number of visitors, it is hard to control the spread," said Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
"We may see a rise in confirmed cases in the coming days."
It is ramping up testing with thousands of people being tested every day.
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