Beijing faces dual COVID-19 risks, tightens prevention measures ahead of Spring Festival and Winter Olympics


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Beijing faces dual COVID-19 risks, tightens prevention measures ahead of Spring Festival and Winter Olympics Global Times By Global Times Published: Dec 24, 2021 06:17 PM Beijing is facing dual COVID-19 risks from domestic flare-up and raging Omicron variant overseas and must strictly adhere to a dynamic zero policy as Chinese New Year and the Beijing Winter Olympics approach, the Beijing government announced on Friday. Xu Hejian, spokesperson from the Beijing government, said at Friday's media briefing that Beijing had revised its COVID-19 prevention and control measures, calling on residents to spend the upcoming holidays -- New Year's Day and...