In the west of Beijing, an office building was sealed right along with the employees. It is reported by CNN.

The day before, one of the women working in this building passed a positive test for the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

The Covid service brought bedding for the locked staff. Outside, tents have been set up where coronavirus tests will be carried out to identify the omicron strain. Quarantine for employees may last several days.

Such unprecedented measures are being taken because of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games.

Earlier in Beijing, they announced that the first case of infection with a new strain of coronavirus "omicron" was detected in the capital of China.

The center emphasized that the patient was found in the northwest of Beijing, in the Haidian district.

The first case of infection with the Omicron strain in China was detected on December 13, 2021. The infected person was found in the port city of Tanjing in the northeast of China, 150 km from Beijing. The publication notes that the infected "omicron" arrived in China from abroad on December 9.

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