Just Days After Reopening, Beijing Attractions Hang Out the ‘Closed’ Sign Again

Some of Beijing’s top attractions have closed their doors, sometimes just days after reopening, as the city grapples with its worst bout of Covid-19 infections since the pandemic began.

Even as the pandemic swept China earlier this year, centered on the central province of Hubei, Beijing had remained relatively untouched, reporting less than 500 cases altogether. But a local outbreak centered on the Xinfadi wholesale market in the city’s suburban Fengtai district has suddenly added more than 70 confirmed infections to the city’s total since last Thursday.