Hong Kong Finds Suspected Local Omicron Case in Airport Cleaner
- He’s set to be city’s first omicron case in a non-traveler
- Only 4.3% in city have booster shots needed to fight omicron
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Hong Kong has detected a suspected omicron case in an airport cleaner, marking the first time the more infectious variant has jumped through the city’s fortress-like border controls and infected a person living in the community who hasn’t recently traveled.
The 64-year-old man who cleaned toilets designated for use by new arrivals thought to be infected with Covid-19 has himself tested preliminarily positive, according to the government statement. Initial tests suggest he is carrying the omicron variant, though whole genome sequencing is needed to confirm the findings.