Beijing experiences first native Omicron case forward of Olympics

Beijing recorded its first native Omicron an infection weeks earlier than the Winter Olympic Games are attributable to begin, state media reported on Sunday. Beijing experiences first native omicron case forward of Olympics. (Image: AP)Beijing has reported its first native omicron an infection, in accordance with state media, weeks earlier than the Winter Olympic Games are attributable to begin.

The contaminated particular person lives and works within the metropolis’s northwestern district of Haidian and had no journey historical past exterior of Beijing for the previous two weeks. The particular person skilled signs on Thursday and was examined on Friday for Covid-19, officers stated in a information convention Saturday throughout which they confirmed the an infection.The an infection comes lower than three weeks earlier than the Winter Olympic Games’ opening ceremony on Feb 4., and round two weeks earlier than the beginning of Lunar New Year celebrations in China.So far, a number of cities in China have reported omicron infections, together with Shanghai, the western metropolis of Xi’an, cities in southern Guangdong province reminiscent of Zhuhai and Zhongshan, and the town of Tianjin, which is half-hour from Beijing by high-speed rail.Officials throughout the nation have urged residents to remain of their cities for the brand new 12 months, as an alternative of touring again to their hometowns. China has adopted a strict “zero-Covid” coverage, with authorities locking down residential compounds and even total cities reminiscent of Xi’an when an area outbreak has been found in an effort to stamp out neighborhood transmission.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.