11 new coronavirus cases reported in Beijing

Beijing reported 11 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the confirmed total to 102 as of Wednesday at noon, according to capital's health authorities.

The Beijing Municipal Health Commission said on Wednesday four of the new cases had a connection with Central China's Hubei province and also close contact with previously confirmed cases.

The confirmed new cases in Beijing are aged 2 to 86, with five females and six males according to the commission.

According to Beijing Daily on Wednesday, a father of a senior student at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, a famous high school in the capital's Haidian district, was infected with coronavirus and died after medical treatment. The man was believed to have attended the parents' meeting held at the school on Jan 20.

The high school said in a statement released on Tuesday that the man first came to sit in the back seat of the conference hall, which could hold 680 people, and then attended a separate meeting at a classroom. According to the statement, the conference hall was not fully occupied on the day of the meeting.

The school said no teachers and students were infected.

The high school also closed its gates to limit flow in and out of the school. The school has postponed the starting date of the new semester and all have to undergo a body temperature check at school gates.

Teachers also conducted psychological comfort counseling for students as well as parents to relieve their worries, according to the school's statement.