Beijing reported several COVID-19 infections who have all been to a shopping mall in neighboring Hebei province, on Friday, according to local reports.

Starting early Friday morning, several districts including Changping, Shunyi, Fangshan, and Miyun in Beijing announced they were seeking people who have been to a shopping mall named Mingzhu in Hebei's Cangzhou city, saying that risks of infection exist if people have been to this mall recently.

The mall has been designated as a high-risk area for epidemic control and prevention starting from Thursday, according to the city government of Cangzhou.

By Friday afternoon, Beijing has reported one case from Changping, two cases from Miyun, and another two cases from Fengtai, all involving the Mingzhu mall in Cangzhou.