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Beijing reports first local Omicron case - state media

The Chinese capital Beijing on Saturday reported its first locally transmitted infection of the highly transmissible Omicron Covid-19 variant, according to state media, just weeks ahead of its staging of the Olympic Winter Games.

State television reported on Saturday that the new infection had been identified as the Omicron strain.

Lab testing found "mutations specific to the Omicron variant" in the person...


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