Chinese officials urged residents not to order packages from abroad and to open mail outdoors after traces of COVID-19 were found on international packages.
Chinese health authorities say international packages from the United States and Canada may be responsible for spreading the COVID-19 Omicron variant in parts of China, including Beijing.
The Beijing Center for Disease Control and virologists said the recent cases stemmed from packages shipped abroad., a Communist Party newspaper, said Tuesday people who were recently infected had received packages from the United States and Canada, the Associated Press reported. The AP reported that experts say the virus is mainly spread by respiratory droplets of infected people's so when they breathe, sneeze, cough or speak.
Chinese officials said they're increasing testing on shipments from overseas, including frozen food, after trace amounts of the virus were found on packages. According to the AP, Chinese authorities emphasized the danger of international packages despite the limited trace of the virus found.
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