The individual is now being treated in isolation in hospital, the report said, without providing further details.
The fast-spreading Omicron variant has raised alarms around the world, prompting governments to impose travel restrictions. It has been reported in more than 50 countries since first detected in South Africa late last month.
On Tuesday, eastern Zhejiang province, home to the country's key manufacturing and export hubs, reported 44 new cases, bringing the total caseload over the past week to above 200. Authorities in virus-hit areas swiftly quarantined tens of thousands of residents, suspended businesses, events and tour groups, and cancelled flights, ferries and bus services.
The travel restrictions in medium- and high-risk areas will be in place until March 15 next year -- well after the Winter Olympics is over, and around the time the country's annual legislative meetings are completed in Beijing.
Keeping infections away from the Chinese capital is a top priority for the government, as the city gears up for the Games in February. All flights from the city of Ningbo, a major industrial hub, to Beijing have been cancelled, while only one daily flight from Hangzhou, the provincial capital, to Beijing is allowed.
In other parts of the country, infections are also being reported. In the north, Inner Mongolia reported 5 symptomatic cases and 4 asymptomatic infections, while the provinces of Heilongjiang and Shaanxi each reported one confirmed case, according to the National Health Commission. In the southern province of Guangdong, two people in the manufacturing hub of Dongguan were tested positive Monday, prompting a local lockdown.
SOURCE: CNN
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