Doctors say an allegation out of Beijing that China’s first Omicron case may be linked to mail received from Toronto should be treated with deep skepticism.
Chinese health authorities said earlier Monday that a case of Omicron in Beijing may have spread from a package received from Canada. They urged citizens to stop ordering parcels from abroad as the opening of the Winter Olympics approaches.
“I find this to be, let’s say, an extraordinary view,” Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos told a news conference Monday.
“Certainly [it’s] not in accordance with what we have done both internationally and domestically.”
Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of the Beijing Centre
