Covid-19: China battles new outbreak with eye on Winter Olympics


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Covid-19: China battles new outbreak with eye on Winter Olympics Officials in Beijing have restricted access to tourist sites and advised residents not to leave the city Tens of thousands of people in northern China were under strict stay-at-home orders on Monday as authorities sought to stamp out a growing Covid outbreak in the run-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics. Officials in the Chinese capital also restricted access to tourist sites and advised residents not to leave the city unless necessary, although regular transport services continued as normal. China reported 39 new cases on Monday, bringing the tally from the...