Omicron likely to enter China but expert confident zero-Covid strategy will block virus transmission

November 30, 2021 Chin@Strategy

A resident in Manzhouli, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, receives a nucleic acid test on November 29, 2021. China is on alert for signs of the newly discovered Omicron variant, which an expert says is likely to enter the country. Photo: XInhua

South China Morning Post

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