China's claim of a Beijing office worker getting infected with Omicron through Canadian mail is 'extraordinary,' Canada's health minister says


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A health worker in Beijing administers a swab test to a citizen Canada's health minister called a claim that Omicron could be spread through mail "extraordinary." China said a Beijing resident was infected with Omicron after they handled a document sent from Canada. The country is now disinfecting international packages and told citizens to order less overseas mail. On Monday, Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos responded to an allegation from China that the Omicron variant could have been passed to a Beijing office worker via mail from Canada, calling it an "extraordinary view." Earlier that day, the Beijing Center for...