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China has reported its first case of the COVID-19 omicron variant in Beijing ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics. A report on Chinese social media site Weibo stated that officials confirmed the case Saturday after the Haidian District Center for Disease Control and Prevention received notice from a third-party testing company. The district launched an “emergency response,” which involved testing of personnel in “relevant areas” for review by the Beijing CDC. People living with the individual tested negative but some environmental samples in the home tested positive. TEAM USA WARNS ATHLETES ABOUT CHINESE PHONE SURVEILLANCE AT OLYMPICS, ENCOURAGES ‘BURNER PHONES’:...
