China Reports First Case of Omicron Variant

China Reports First Case of Omicron Variant
A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a man at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a sports center in Binhai New Area, in Tianjin, China, on Nov. 21, 2020. (cnsphoto via Reuters)
Reuters
12/13/2021
Updated:
12/13/2021

Health authorities in northern China’s port city of Tianjin have reported the first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the country’s mainland, the state-run Tianjin Daily said on Monday.

The infection was discovered in a traveler who arrived in the city from overseas on Dec. 9, the newspaper said, adding that the patient is currently being treated in isolation in hospital.