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2021-01-03 09:36:13 GMT2021-01-03 17:36:13(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) Beijing reported one new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 case and one imported case on Saturday, local health authorities said Sunday.
No new asymptomatic or suspected COVID-19 cases were reported in Beijing on Saturday, said the Beijing municipal health commission.
The new locally transmitted COVID-19 case was an 8-month-old girl living in the city s Shunyi District. The baby is a close contact of a confirmed case who tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday.
The new imported case was a 24-year-old Chinese national who worked in Pakistan and arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport on Dec. 18. He tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday during quarantine and has been sent to the designated medical institution for treatment.