Beijing reports 1 new imported COVID-19 case

Source: Xinhua| 2020-10-12 14:21:21|Editor: huaxia

Freshmen of Beijing Institute of Technology participate in the opening ceremony for academic year 2020-2021 in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- One new imported case of COVID-19 was reported in Beijing on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.

A 23-year-old man who departed from Pakistan via the CA946 flight on Friday tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport.

The man was then transferred to a designated hospital and confirmed to be a COVID-19 case there on Sunday.

The hotel where he lived has been disinfected and his close contacts have been under quarantined observation, according to the commission.

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