China is fighting a new Covid outbreak in preparation for the Winter Olympics.


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On Monday, authorities in northern China issued tight stay-at-home orders to tens of thousands of people in order to combat a rising Covid outbreak in the run-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics. Residents of the Chinese capital were also warned not to leave the city unless absolutely necessary, despite the fact that routine transportation services to and from the city remained unaffected. On Monday, China reported 39 new cases, increasing the total number of cases tied to the newest Delta variant outbreak to more than 100 in the last week. Although the numbers are small in comparison to the rest...