Lab testing found 'mutations specific to the Omicron variant' in the individual.
A man looks through a window in a fence as a security guard walks in front of a hotel being used for people who have arrived for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics on January 14, 2022 in Beijing, China. Photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Beijing on Saturday reported its first locally transmitted case of Omicron, less than three weeks before the start of the Olympic Winter Games,Lab testing found "mutations specific to the Omicron variant" in the individual, an official at the city's disease control authority told a news briefing, per Reuters.
The infected person's residential compound and workplace have both been sealed up and test samples of nearly 2,500 individuals who may be linked to the positive case have been taken.The positive case comes as the city gears up to host the Winter Olympics, beginning Feb. 4.," is set to impose stringent measures to pull off the games.
All athletes must test negative twice within 96 hours of their flight, and unvaccinated athletes must quarantine for 21 days upon arrival,
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