MACAO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua)APP):China’s Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Monday reported its first imported COVID-19 case of Omicron variant, bringing the SAR’s total number of confirmed cases to 78.<\/p>\n
The new case was a 23-year-old male Macao resident who departed the United States on Thursday and arrived in the SAR on Saturday via Singapore, said the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center of Macao.<\/p>\n
The man tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Macao and developed symptoms of coughing and phlegm on Monday, the center said.<\/p>\n
The health authority of Macao tested the genome sequence of the virus and found it was of the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n
The center called on Macao residents overseas to reduce unnecessary traveling as much as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MACAO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua)APP):China’s Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Monday reported its first imported COVID-19 case of Omicron variant, bringing the SAR’s total number of confirmed cases to 78. The new case was a 23-year-old male Macao resident who departed the United States on […]<\/p>\n
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