Beijing's You'an Hospital began mass testing of thousands of people on Monday after China confirmed 49 new cases of the coronavirus following over 70,000 tests.
Of the new cases, 36 were reported Monday in Beijing, traced to a wholesale market that supplies much of the city’s meat and vegetables.
Ten of the other cases were brought from outside the country and three were found in Hebei province just outside Beijing.
The National Health Commission reported 177 people in treatment for COVID-19, while 115 were in isolation and under monitoring for showing signs of the illness or having tested positive without giving off symptoms.
Beijing has closed the Xinfadi market, ordered testing of all its workers and is requiring anyone who traveled there to self-isolate for two weeks.
On Monday dozens of people lined up at You'an Hospital to scan their government-issued health codes on their mobile phone before being allowed inside for nucleic acid tests.
In the central business district, dozens more people lined up at the Meinianda One Health Physical Examination Center for nucleic acid tests, with some workers testing people in their cars.
The new cases reported over the weekend mark China’s highest daily total of coronavirus cases in two months, prompting Beijing to suspend the restart of some classes and reverse the relaxation of some social isolation measures.
China has reported 4,634 deaths from the virus among 83,181 cases.
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