People infected with the Omicron Chlorophyll virus have been reported in several parts of China.
The Winter Olympics are just a week away.
Therefore, the international media said that there was some confusion among the Chinese authorities about the encounter with Omicron.
The first known case of Omicron was in the port city of Tianjin. Infections have also been found in Henan province.
Following the discovery of Omicron infecting Tianjin, authorities ordered the city’s population of 1.4 million to undergo medical tests.
Over the weekend, 40 Covid infections were identified in the city, 24 of them children.
