China is pointing blame for a recent locally transmitted case of the omicron variant in Beijing at overseas mail.
Residents in the city are being urged to wear masks and gloves when opening mail from abroad and to limit international purchases as authorities try to figure out how COVID-19 seeped through tight borders ahead of the Winter Olympics that start next month.
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