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After logging around 43 positive Covid-19 cases in little more than a week, Beijing’s notorious smog has re-emerged as a new irritant for the city days ahead of the Winter Olympics.Authorities have warned that weather conditions are likely to be extremely unfavourable during the Games, beginning on February 4, triggering heavy pollution. “The Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games coincide with the end of winter and the start of spring in northern China, when weather conditions are extremely unfavourable,” China’s environment ministry spokesperson Liu Youbin said on Monday.“When heavy pollution is predicted, all localities will launch emergency plans,” Liu was...
