Beijing China January 24 ANI China recorded 57 confirmed COVID 19 cases on Sunday amid the emergence of the Omicron COVID 19 variant cases in the country.
There were six new local infections reported in Beijing, three each in Hebei and Yunnan, two in Shandong and one each in Tianjin, Shanxi, Henan and Guangdong, according to the National Health Commission.
The Chinese media said on Sunday there were 39 imported COVID 19 cases across the mainland.
China is witnessing a rise in COVID 19 cases in its major cities including Beijing.
The new COVID 19 restrictions are in force in the city after reporting the first case of the Omicron variant of COVID 19, after reporting the first case.
This comes ahead of the Winter Olympics which is scheduled to be held next month. It will now require travellers to get a COVID- 19 test within 72 hours of arrival in the Chinese capital, according to the Taipei Times.