WHO says Beijing Winter Olympics anti-COVID-19 plan looks strong


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SINGAPORE, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Beijing's plans to ensure next month's 2022 Winter Olympics go ahead safely during the COVID-19 pandemic look strong, a senior expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. File photo: CFP According to Singapore's Chinese-language paper Lianhe Zaobao, WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan made the remarks during a news conference on Thursday. He said the United Nations' health agency had worked with the International Olympic Committee to provide technical advice on the safe hosting of the games. "The Chinese authorities have very strict measures in place, and they've released a series of different playbooks,"...