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Parcels posted from overseas may have spread the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Beijing and elsewhere, Chinese state media has said. The State Post Bureau said it has ordered stronger measures to ventilate and disinfect sites where items mailed from overseas are handled. Postal workers must wear protective equipment, receive booster shots and undergo regular testing, it said on its website. International packages must be isolated, cleaned and held for a waiting period to ensure they are free from the virus, it added. Global health experts say the virus mainly spreads through respiratory droplets when infected people breathe, speak,...
