Beijing has reported three new Covid-19 infections since Monday, two of which have been found to be linked to the first Omicron case reported in the city over the weekend.
The two linked cases were identified in the mother of the first Omicron patient, who she lives with, and a colleague of the first case, the municipal government announced in a briefing Tuesday.
The government didn’t say if the two cases were of the Omicron variant, but confirmed they were linked to the woman who was announced on Saturday as the city’s first Omicron case.
A third case of the Delta variant was also reported, which was not linked to the other cases, officials said Tuesday.
So far, Beijing has reported a total of four local symptomatic cases in this wave of infections, according to the municipal government.
Neighborhoods where the four cases live have been put under lockdown and residents are banned from leaving their homes, as authorities try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus ahead of the Winter Olympics, which are set to begin on February 4.