BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Beijing reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, local health authorities announced at a press briefing.

The new case, a 48-year-old woman, was a close contact of an imported COVID-19 case reported on Monday, Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of Beijing’s center for disease control and prevention, told reporters.…

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