Student who returned to Beijing confirmed COVID-19 case
Beijing reported one new confirmed COVID-19 case between midnight and 7 am on Tuesday. The case is a college student who returned to the city from another province for the new semester, according to an announcement from Changping district epidemic control and prevention center on Tuesday morning.
The student, whose nucleic acid tests on Aug 29, 30, 31 and Sept 2 all showed negative, has been sent to the designated hospital for medical treatment.
The student took the train G572 on Aug 28 and arrived in Beijing at noon. After arriving on their campus in the afternoon on Aug 28, the student had not left the campus until they were transferred to hospital due to a fever on Monday.
The No 4 building of Beijing University of Chemical Technology's campus in Changping district, where the student lives, has been designated as the high-risk area.
Beijing also reported one locally transmitted COVID-19 case on Monday. The case, who lives in Fengtai district, was in quarantine for observation.
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