The COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing is part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease first reached Beijing on 20 January 2020.
Timeline
2020
January
On 20 January 2020, the Daxing District Health Committee informed that two patients with fever had been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. They had visited Wuhan and had been isolated and treated without respiratory symptoms. This is the first report of a case found in Beijing.
On 21 January, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission issued an announcement saying that Beijing has added five new cases of coronavirus pneumonia. Among the 5 people, 3 are men and 2 are women. The oldest is 56 years old, and the youngest is 18 years old. They all have travel histories in Wuhan. As of 18:00 on 21 January, a total of 10 confirmed cases were reported in Beijing.
On 22 January, the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the Beijing Municipal Government decided to establish a leading group for the prevention and control of new coronavirus infection pneumonia, with medical security. Seven groups were established, including transportation guarantee, commodity supply, service guarantee for major events, public opinion response, social stability, and college work. On the same day, four new cases were reported, and 14 cases were accumulated.
On 23 January, Palace Museum announced that it would be closed from 25 January to prevent and control the epidemic. At the same time, many museums and art museums, including the National Museum of China, the National Library of China, Prince Gong's Mansion, and the National Art Museum of China, have closed, and the Beijing Miaohui was cancelled.
In the early morning of 24 January, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission informed that from 14:00 to 24:00 on 23 January, there were 4 new cases of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus infection in Beijing, all of whom were male and aged from 21 to 65 years old. They have had a history of contact with Hubei. On the afternoon of the same day, Beijing re-informed three newly confirmed cases. A woman living in Daxing District recovered and was discharged on the same day. On the same day, between at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., the Beijing Municipal Health Commission notified five newly confirmed cases and two suspected cases.
On 25 January, a male patient living in Daxing District recovered and was discharged, becoming the second discharged patient in Beijing. On the afternoon of the same day, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission notified five newly confirmed cases, 2 of which had no history of contact with Hubei.
Starting from 26 January, all inter-provincial passenger transport and inter-provincial tour chartered vehicles entering and leaving Beijing were suspended, Beijing's universities, middle schools, primary schools, and kindergartens were delayed, and offline training by off-campus training institutions was suspended, and the Beijing Film Academy examination was postponed. On the same day, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission notified 10 newly confirmed cases. In addition, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission also notified that 3 doctors had been infected, 2 of whom had been to Wuhan on business. They received isolation treatment.