Another 20 people tested positive on Sunday, bringing the total to 40. Both were infected by the omicron variant. In subsequent testing of close contacts, 18 others tested positive and 767 tested negative as of Saturday night. China had reported about a dozen omicron cases previously, most among people who had arrived from abroad and were isolated. ___This story has been corrected to say the number of confirmed cases in Tianjin is 40, not 41.

Source: Egypt Independent January 10, 2022 20:38 UTC