Chinese COVID-19 Patient: ‘My Lungs Are Burning’

People wear face masks as they walk outdoors in Los Angeles, Calif., on Dec. 1, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

On Dec. 1, a Chinese COVID-19-recovered patient was diagnosed with Omicron, a new variant of the CCP virus first reported in South Africa. He said it felt like his lungs were burning.

The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, is the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused COVID-19.