China sends people to 'quarantine camps' ahead of Olympic Games to clamp down on COVID-19 outbreaks

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0 Share (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); China has pressed ahead with holding the Olympics despite the global spike in COVID-19 omicron cases, leading to such measures as "quarantine camps" and mass lockdowns to prevent any disruption during the games. Some have criticized China's "Zero COVID" policy as harsh and extreme, with entire cities in lockdown after detecting just a few cases of COVID-19. To ensure the 2022 Winter Olympics run smoothly, China has gone so far as to utilize massive "camps" where people quarantine for two weeks. Video on Twitter shows rows of the box structures, which come complete…