Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases for ninth straight day

Beijing recorded no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday for the ninth day in a row. The Chinese capital's total number of cases stands at 335 since a cluster outbreak was discovered at its Xinfadi wholesale market on June 11, the municipal health commission said on Wednesday.

An additional 14 patients recovered on Tuesday, taking the total number of recoveries from the local cluster to 144.

The health mission also reported no new asymptomatic cases in the past 24 hours, adding that the existing 18 asymptomatic people are still under medical observation.