Beijing reported a domestic COVID-19 case on Thursday, after reporting zero new domestic cases for 56 consecutive days as of Wednesday.
The patient, a native Beijing man, has been sent to Beijing Ditan hospital, a COVID-19 designated hospital, while two close contacts, both of whom are his family members, have been put under medical observation, the Beijing health authority announced at a press conference.
The man, surnamed Tang, 52, was discovered Wednesday afternoon as he went to hospital after getting a fever.
He said he had neither left Beijing nor had close contact with outside people in the past two weeks, according to the authority.
The case reminded both the government and residents to stay on high alert, and at the same time, the Xicheng district government needs to expand nucleic acid tests to more residents who live close to Tang.
Tang's symptoms include feeling highly sensitive to the cold and lacking strength, but he had no cough, sore throat or chest distress, the Beijing health authority said.