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Beijing has ruled the risk of COVID-19 hotspots due to the Omicron variant infection. Test results from all risky areas were negative, the Haidian district’s health authorities said Sunday.
The nucleic acid testing includes Boyaxiyuan (the residential community where the patient lives) and neighboring communities. Zhao Chengfang (deputy director of the Haidian health commission) stated that all other testing results had been negative.
The Omicron-infected patient was tested on 13,000 people. The results have yet to be published.
Residents in block seven of Boyaxiyuan’s Boyaxiyuan community, where the patient lives, were ordered to stay indoors since the block was declared an epidemic-controlled zone.
The SKP and Yongli International, two of the most popular shopping centers in Beijing, also said results of all their tests on people working in their venues and related environment were negative in released notices on Sunday.
The patient who was infected with Omicron Saturday has not had contact with confirmed cases and has not left the area for 14 days. The infected person lives and works in Haidian. He reportedly started to feel symptoms on Thursday and submitted to a test Friday.
As the epidemiological survey revealed, Haidian, Chaoyang, and Xicheng were also affected. Omicron caused some schools to close early before the winter holidays.
Some schools in Haidain, Xicheng and other areas will be moving their classes online from January 17-21, the last week before winter holidays. Students are encouraged to study at home. The official start of winter holidays is January 22.
