Eighteen people who tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, had the highly contagious transmissible Omicron variant, the city's health authorities said at a news conference on Tuesday.
The Tibet autonomous region, which previously held the mainland record for the longest number of days without a COVID-19 case, reported multiple infections on Sunday.
Four people tested positive for COVID-19 during a regular nucleic acid tests in Burang county in Ngari prefecture of the Tibet autonomous region on Sunday, according to a statement issued by the prefecture's health authorities on Sunday.
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has achieved robust economic growth and stability over the past decade, according to a press briefing in the regional capital Lhasa on Tuesday.
The Tibet autonomous region has made environmental protection a priority along with pursuing high-quality development for the region, senior officials said on Tuesday.
More than 2,700 projects have been undertaken in the Tibet autonomous region over the past three years by Aid-Tibet to assist the region's social and economic development, the regional Development and Reform Commission said at a news conference on Tuesday.
More than 300 cyclists from around the country took part in a cycling race in Lhasa on Saturday, passing historical sites and viewing scenery along the route.
