Asian Games: China says venues ready 6 months ahead of event in Hangzhou, officials to publish Covid-19 plan soon


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Venues for the Asian Games have been completed six months before the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou hosts athletes from across the region, organisers said on Friday. The competition, the 19th edition of the fiercely contested regional sporting event, is still on despite China battling with its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the pandemic began. Organisers say a virus control plan that “learns from the successful experience” of the Beijing Winter Olympics held in February, will be published in the coming weeks. All 56 competition venues for the Asian Games and Asian Para Games have been completed, organisers added in a...