Over 7,000 stranded in Hubei return to Beijing

Over 7,000 people who were stranded in Hubei due to the COVID-19 outbreak have returned to Beijing as of Saturday, said the municipal government on Sunday.

A total of 7,098 people who work or live in Beijing took 12 high-speed trains back to the capital from Wednesday to Saturday, after the lockdown of the virus-hit province was lifted.

The returnees were put under home or concentrated observation after being picked up by designated shuttle buses at Beijing train stations, the government said.