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The flame of the Beijing Winter Olympics on tour at a university / © AFP The already scaled back Beijing Winter Olympics torch relay will be cordoned off from the general public because of Covid measures, organisers said on Friday. The relay involving 1,200 torchbearers will take place across the Games' three sites and also travel to tourist attractions such as the Great Wall from February 2 to 4, when the Olympics open. "Safety will always be prioritised for this torch relay," said Yang Haibin, a Games organising committee official responsible for the torch relay. "Given epidemic control considerations... the...
