An office building in Beijing has been sealed off with workers still inside, due to an employee testing positive for Omicron -- the city's first recorded case of the highly transmissible variant.
A version of this story appeared in CNN's Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country's rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here.A man gets tested for Covid-19 at a mobile testing facility in Beijing, China, on January 16.The snap lockdown meant the building in the west of the city was sealed off without advance warning, with everybody inside unable to leave and subject to compulsory Covid testing.
More than 16,000 people linked to those locations have been tested with all results coming back negative so far, authorities said on Monday -- and the city has yet to report any further cases. At a news conference, authorities raised the possibility the woman might have contracted the virus after handling international mail.Chinese officials have repeatedly blamed imported goods for causing local outbreaks.
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