Beijing

Photo: NOEL CELIS / AFP / Getty Images Tickets for the Beijing Winter Games, which were intended only for the local public, will not finally go on sale “due to the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic”, Therefore, only invited “spectator groups” will attend sports competitions, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Monday. “In … Read more

Beijing tightened entry controls into the city after finding last Saturday a contagion by local transmission of the omicron variant of COVID a little more than two weeks before the Winter Olympics begin in the Chinese capital. Those entering Beijing from other points in China must undergo a nucleic acid test within 72 hours of … Read more