- On Sunday, Beijing conducted nucleic acid tests on 76,499 people, with 59 testing positive for COVID-19

- More containment and precautionary measures have been applied in the city.

BEIJING, June 15  -- Beijing is conducting extensive COVID-19 screening, with its daily testing capacity reaching over 90,000 samples, as the Chinese capital works to stem new indigenous cases that have emerged in the past few days.

The city reported 79 confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases from June 11 to 14, most of which were related to the now-closed Xinfadi market, a large wholesale market of fruit, vegetable, and meat in Beijing's Fengtai District, according to the local health commission.