Beijing reports two imported COVID cases from Switzerland

Beijing reported two imported COVID-19 cases on Monday and no local, asymptomatic or suspected cases were reported on the same day, according to the city's health authority on Tuesday morning.

One of the confirmed cases, a 22-year-old male, took flight CA864 from Switzerland to Beijing. After arriving in the capital on Nov 8 (Sunday), he received nucleic acid testing and the result came back positive on Nov 9 (Monday). He then was taken to Ditan Hospital for further medical treatment.

The other case, a 45-year-old female, also took flight CA864 and received testing after arrival in Beijing on Sunday. Her test result was positive and she was confirmed as a COVID-19 patient on Monday.

All close contacts and passengers on the same flight have been placed in centralized quarantine, and none have reported any symptoms so far.