Beijing reports zero new local COVID cases

Beijing reported no new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 as of 3 pm on Monday, the first time for a "zero" report by the city since the latest outbreak in the capital on April 22.

"The recently reported three new cases were all from previous transmission chains, according to gene sequencing analysis. The outbreak is now in the final stage," said Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, at a news conference on Monday.

The city has had 1,822 infections since April 22, Pang said.

The number of new cases in the city has been declining, and no new cases have been reported at the community level since Saturday, she said.