76,499 people screened for COVID-19 in Beijing

A medical worker from Beijing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine collects samples for nucleic acid tests at a community in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, June 15, 2020. Beijing on Sunday conducted nucleic acid tests on 76,499 people, with 59 testing positive for COVID-19, according to a press conference held Monday. As of 6 a.m. Monday, 193 sampling sites had been set up across Beijing to facilitate nucleic acid testings, said Gao Xiaojun, spokesperson for the municipal health commission. (Xinhua)