COVID did not come from another province, but from a package sent from Toronto via the US and Hong Kong.
Chinese authorities urge citizens not to order goods from abroad. The country claims that the strain of coronavirus «Omicron» can be transmitted through international parcels. They recorded that COVID did not come from another province, but from a package sent from Toronto via the US and Hong Kong. Therefore, Liao Linzhu, deputy director of the city's postal administration, urged people «not to buy goods from abroad».
Authorities said the patient who was diagnosed with variant « on Saturday ;Omicron», reported that he received the package on January 11th. It was posted four days ago. Since then, the authorities have quarantined the patient's family, the courier and more than 60 others as close contacts, and have tested more than 16,000 people in the patient's home area.
«The Omicron virus is transmitted rapidly, please be careful, avoid shopping over the border, make sure you wear gloves, do not bring the package indoors. If you need to, wipe the outside of the package with alcohol and wash your hands», — said Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
China said it had identified numerous cases of infection during the pandemic that were transmitted through imported products. But according to experts, there is no solid scientific basis for this.