When Beijing's COVID-19 restrictions were lifted at midnight on June 6, crowds flooded into bars to celebrate their regained freedom.
There was soon an outbreak at the "Heaven" club, in the nightlife district of Chaoyang. Becoming ground-zero of Beijing's second wave of COVID infections, with 287 cases.
All people partying near the Chaoyang outbreak, together with thousands of their close contacts has been forced into strict quarantine.
Government authorities has shut down bars and restaurants in the vicinity, including karaoke bars and mahjong houses.
Authorities in Chaoyang launched a three-day mass testing program to screen 3.5 million people.
