BEIJING, Jan. 11 (BNA): Despite Omicron’s concerns, Beijing will not adjust COVID-19 prevention measures for the Winter Olympics unless there are many cases within the “closed loop,” said Huang Chun, an official with the Olympic Games organization. Beijing. Committee, on Tuesday.
China has reported some cases of the most contagious Omicron type of coronavirus as it battles a small-scale outbreak in several regions, less than a month before the Games kick off on February 4.
The “closed-loop” bubble, in which participants can only leave if they are leaving the country or under quarantine, was activated earlier in January, Reuters reports.
Restrictions on the Games’ venues in Beijing and Zhangjiakou in neighboring Hebei province will be stricter than those in place during the Tokyo Olympics last summer.
Huang, at a press briefing in Beijing, said regulators have scope to make adjustments to COVID-19 control measures if necessary.
As in Tokyo, no international spectators will be allowed to attend the Beijing Winter Games, and local attendance at event sites will likely be curtailed, although no specific arrangements have been released.