Only “selected” viewers will be allowed Beijing Olympics next month because of coronavirus pandemic, organizers said on Monday.
Beijing had already announced that no fans from outside the country would be allowed at the events, and it had not offered tickets to the general public.
Monday’s announcement, posted on the organizing committee’s website, confirmed expectations that there would be fewer spectators at the venues of the Winter Games, imposed under even more strict conditions. Last year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo,
China has largely avoided a massive virus outbreak, with lockdowns, massive testing and travel restrictions for COVID-19, though the fight continues boom in many cities, Including port of tianjin, about an hour from Beijing.
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Over the weekend, the capital confirmed that a 26-year-old woman had contracted the Omicron version of the virus and has tested more than 13,000 people looking for cases of cross transmission.
In its statement, the organizing committee said its measures were aimed at “creating a conducive environment for holding the Games”.
“In view of the difficult and complex task of controlling the pandemic, and to protect the health and safety of those involved in the Games, the original scheme of ticketing the general public has been changed to cater to select groups of spectators,” the statement said. has given.”