Beijing closes parks amid 10,000 new virus cases

China's capital Beijing has closed city parks and imposed other restrictions as the country faces a new wave of COVID-19 cases. Elsewhere, more than 5 million people were under lockdown Friday in the southern manufacturing hub Guangzhou and the western megacity Chongqing.

The country reported 10,729 new cases on Friday. Many schools switched to online classes, hospitals restricted services and some shops and restaurants were shuttered. In order to enter office buildings, shopping malls and other public places, people are required to show a negative result from a virus test taken as often as once a day.