Beijing is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases.<br />The Chinese capital has reported its second consecutive day of record new numbers of COVID-19 cases.<br />The recent outbreak has been traced to Xinfadi, a wholesale food market that accounts for 80% of Beijing’s farm produce.<br />Xinfadi is a complex that is 20 times larger than the seafood market in Wuhan where the virus originated.<br />The market has been shuttered and tens of thousands of nearby residents are being tested for the virus.<br />Some schools in the area have begun to suspend classes.<br />“The risk of the epidemic spreading is very high, so we should take resolute and decisive measures,” Xu Hejiang<br />Beijing city government Spokesman
