Beihai residents line up to take a nucleic acid test. [Photo by Peng Qing/Guangxi Daily]

Beihai, located in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, reported 13 new COVID-19 asymptomatic cases at 5:30 pm on July 13, with the first case being discovered in Haicheng district.

Considering the impacts of the global pandemic, temporary control measures are now implemented in Beihai's Haicheng and Yinhai districts.

All entertainment venues including KTVs, Karaokes, dance halls, bars, internet bars, cinemas, chess and poker rooms, mahjong halls, massage parlors and bath houses are closed, and educational institutions have suspended offline classes.

Dine-in services are also suspended and only deliver services are available at Beihai restaurants.

All residents are advised to stay in Beihai. Those who must travel outside the city are required to present a negative nucleic acid test report obtained within 48 hours and correctly report their travel history, which includes the communities they reside in and have visited, and their places of employment, as soon as they return to Beihai.