A domestically transmitted case of the highly infectious Omicron variant of Covid-19 was detected in Beijing, raising fresh concerns weeks before the city is set to host the Winter Olympics
comes even as the Chinese capital has been put on high alert ahead of the arrival of international athletes. Local spread of the Omicron variant was first reported less than a week ago in the port city of Tianjin, which neighbors Beijing, and has since spread to other Chinese cities.
The Winter Olympics has put pressure on Beijing to safeguard the capital amid an influx of international travelers. An Olympics countdown clock in Beijing.By evening, authorities had published a long list of venues the person had visited in the past two weeks, including shopping malls, restaurants and a new ski resort that isn’t being used for the Olympics.
. On Saturday, Xi’an officials said the local wave of infections was coming to an end, and began lifting restrictions in certain parts of the city.A curated weekly tour of WSJ's unique take on the sports world including news and features.In Tianjin, authorities embarked last weekend on a mass testing campaign of the city’s entire population of 14 million after two cases of local transmission of the Omicron variant were identified.
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