Beijing officials seal off residential areas after COVID cases detected

State of play: Residents of Beijing's Anzhenli neighborhood, in the Chaoyang district, will not be allowed to leave their compounds after being put on lockdown Saturday, per AP.

• Officials are setting up 19 testing points in the area in order to test all residents daily until Friday, AP reported, citing local state media.
• The city also conducted millions of tests this past week on residents in the Fengtai district, where some areas are locked down.
• The city detected 12 coronavirus cases between Saturday and Sunday afternoon, according to Pang Xinghuo, the vice head of the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control, per AP.
• Another 34 cases were reported among Olympic athletes and related personnel, Reuters reported.

The big picture: Of the 8,000 people who have arrived in Beijing for the Games by the end of Saturday, 211 have tested positive so far, per AP.

• Games-related personnel maintain a "closed loop" bubble that separates them from the public and is meant to help stop the spread.
• Athletes must test negative twice within 96 hours of their flights and again once they arrive in Beijing. Masks are required and testing is conducted daily.