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Facing a continuous rise of new COVID-19 cases, the city must optimize epidemic control according to new conditions, Liu Xiaofeng, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, told a press conference.

The Chinese capital Beijing has promised to expedite reopening of shopping malls and supermarkets that are key to residents' livelihood after they are closed to facilitate epidemic control and prevention.

Both the number of new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections and cases detected at the community level in Beijing have increased significantly in recent days, with further expansion of affected areas, a senior official said on Sunday.

The first batch of inhaled COVID-19 booster vaccination has become available in Beijing starting from Wednesday in Beijing.

More sections of the Great Wall of China just outside of Beijing are set to open to the public, according to a recently released plan for the Great Wall National Cultural Park.