The case comes less than three weeks before China's capital will host the international sports event.
Beijing reported its first locally transmitted case of the Omicron variant on Saturday, just weeks before China's capital will host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
The infected person was not identified in media reports, but their residential compound and workplace have both been sealed off, according to Reuters. The city is also testing nearly 2,500 people who may have come in contact with the virus. An official at the National Health Commission said Saturday that the Omicron variant was also detected in Shanghai, but official case counts have not been specified, according to Reuters.as health officials aim to keep the nation under a 'zero-COVID policy' ahead of the Winter Games. In some places, including areas in Tianjin, residents are either unable to leave their homes or permitted to send just one family member to purchase supplies every two days.
The NHC on Saturday reported 165 new confirmed coronavirus cases for January 14. Of those, 104 were locally transmitted cases in Henan, Tianjin, Guangdong, Shaanxi and Zhejiang, according to Reuters. As of Friday, the country's total cases reached 104,745, with a death toll of 4,636.
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