A 67-year-old man is being treated at Guangzhou Number 8 Hospital after testing positive to the Omicron variant. Photo: Xinhua
A 67-year-old man is being treated at Guangzhou Number 8 Hospital after testing positive to the Omicron variant. Photo: Xinhua
China /  Science

Omicron: Guangzhou reports China’s second case of variant

  • Man entered the country and repeatedly tested negative for Covid-19 during his 14 days in quarantine before returning positive result
  • On Monday, China reported its first imported Omicron case in Tianjin, confirmed to be a Polish teenager

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Josephine Ma
Josephine Ma

Updated: 11:37pm, 14 Dec, 2021

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A 67-year-old man is being treated at Guangzhou Number 8 Hospital after testing positive to the Omicron variant. Photo: Xinhua
A 67-year-old man is being treated at Guangzhou Number 8 Hospital after testing positive to the Omicron variant. Photo: Xinhua
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