Beijing tests 2 million people for coronavirus as the Winter Olympics approach

Beijing city officials said on Sunday that all 2 million residents in the neighborhood where a small outbreak of coronavirus was detected will be tested within two weeks of the start of the Winter Olympics. Cases in China make up only a small part of the massive surge in countries around the world, with highly contagious variants of Omicron causing a new surge in infection. Nonetheless, multiple minor outbreaks around China, including Beijing, have tested the rigorous "zero COVID" policy that authorities have pursued, even as other parts of the world gradually resume. Local governments have identified Fengtai District in…