China blames mail from Canada for Omicron in Beijing

19 January 2022, 12:44 pm
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The single Omicron case detected in Beijing was traced back to an international document from Canada, official media in Beijing reported.

Beijing: China on Monday blamed the lone Omicron case in Beijing to an international mail delivered from Canada to Beijing via the US and Hong Kong, as the Chinese capital was on alert ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics.

The single Omicron case detected in Beijing was traced back to an international document from Canada, and it was found to have similar strains from those in North America and Singapore, official media in Beijing reported.

The detection ahead of February 4 Beijing Winter Olympics sent officials on a leather hunt to prevent it from spreading. Few days ago, the Omicron variant was found in the nearby Tianjin city.

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