More than half of flights canceled at Beijing's two international airports

Many speculations that China is asking people to stockpile goods

39,008 new cases of corona and 1178 deaths in Russia

BEIJING: Half of flights from the city's two busiest international airports have been canceled due to the start of new cases of corona in Beijing.

Travel restrictions have also been imposed in other parts of the country following the rise in Corona cases in the last few days. The Beijing Health Commission said those who have left Beijing for any reason should postpone their return and stay where they are. Residents should avoid going out of town unless they need to.

At Disneyland in Shanghai, only one in 34,000 people tested positive for Corona, so it was decided to close Disneyland. A negative corona test has been made mandatory to enter Beijing. The National Health Commission said the total number of current active cases reached 900 following the registration of 54 new cases of corona. Four new cases were reported in Beijing on Tuesday morning.

On the other hand, with 1,66,172 new cases of corona reported in the world, the total number of corona cases rose to 248,023,066 while the total death toll from corona rose to 50,24,253 following 3753 deaths. A total of 48,839 new cases of corona were reported in the US, bringing the total number of cases to 46,931,284 and 550 deaths, bringing the total number of corona deaths to 7,67,436, according to the WorldDometer website.

In Russia, 39,008 new cases of corona were reported in the last 24 hours, with 1178 deaths. The death toll in Russia has risen to 240,871. Meanwhile, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has asked families to stock up on daily necessities.

This is the first time such a warning has been issued. Usually such a warning is not given. The Communist Party-backed newspaper, the Economic Daily, said the warning was intended to prevent citizens from falling asleep when a lockdown was imposed.