Sales of premade dishes have surged sharply as people stay home to guard against local COVID-19 outbreaks, the Beijing News reported on Wednesday. From April 24 to May 15, overall sales of premade dishes in Beijing increased more than 50 percent compared to the same period last month, according to data from Dingdong Maicai. The transaction value of premade dishes increased more than 250 percent year-on-year in China during the May Day holiday. The number for Beijing in the same period increased 270 percent on a yearly basis. The most popular premade dishes were priced between 36 and 50 yuan