BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- One new imported COVID-19 case was reported in Beijing on Friday, the municipal health commission said Saturday.
The 44-year-old man from east China's Zhejiang Province arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport from Italy via Denmark on Tuesday. He tested negative for the coronavirus at the airport customs and was sent to a designated hotel for quarantine.
On Thursday, the man tested positive for the virus and was then transferred to the designated Beijing Ditan Hospital where he was diagnosed as a confirmed COVID-19 case Friday.
All his close contacts have been put under quarantine, and currently, there are no reports of further infections. In addition, the hotel where he stayed has been disinfected.
No new locally transmitted confirmed, asymptomatic, or suspected cases of COVID-19 were reported in Beijing on Friday, according to the commission. One was discharged from the hospital after recovery. Enditem
