The First Outbreak of Omicron Subvariant BA.5.2—Beijing Municipality,China,July 4,2022

On July 4,2022,the first case of Omicron subvariant BA.5.2 in Beijing Municipality was discovered in Yanqing District.The case was a 49-yearold Chinese male who had arrived in Shanghai Municipality via international flight DL9927 from North Carolina,U.S.on June 15.He stayed in a hotel for the 14-day arrival quarantine and was discharged on June 30.He arrived in Beijing via domestic flight MU5103 on July 1 and was transferred point-to-point from the airport to his residence community in Yanqing District.On July 3,his sample was collected through community mass screening and reported positive in the next morning.The case had received 3 doses of Moderna’s mRNA vaccines in the U.S.,with the last shot on May 26,2022.