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The Potala Palace in Tibet has closed its doors due to the resurgence of COVID-19.

Regional authorities have confirmed 22 positive cases in the last 48 hours. | Font: AFP

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Potalathe historic lamas palace in Lhasa (southwest), the Tibetan capital, has closed its doors to the public amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in the region in HimalayasThis was reported today by local media.

Regional authorities have confirmed 22 positive cases in the past 48 hours and are tracing more than 400 close contacts of those infected who have been isolated.

Tibet have not recorded cases of COVID-19 infection for more than 920 days.

The first four positive results, reported last Sunday, came from residents from other parts of the region who visited Burang County, which borders Nepal and India.

Outbreaks caused by the omicron variant have already caused tens of thousands of infections on the Asian giant, but the discovery of these four cases in Tibet This is news because there has only been one case of infection in the region since the beginning of the pandemic, in January 2020.

COVID-19 in China

China It maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy for the coronavirus, which has allowed it to prevail in the face of various outbreaks since the start of the pandemic, through lockdowns, mass testing, or near-total closures of its borders.

Although the parish omicron variant put the strategy under control, Beijing insists it will continue to use it in the face of any resurgence that may arise. (EFE)


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