China Not To Sell Winter Olympics Tickets Due To Covid-19
As part of tight infection control procedures, China cancelled plans to sell public tickets for the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Monday, allowing only invited guests to attend. Last year, organisers stated there would be no overseas spectators — partially due to the country's weeks-long quarantine rules — but that domestic viewers would be allowed. However, on Monday, China recorded 223 new Covid-19 cases, the highest amount since March 2020 and just three weeks before the Winter Olympics. “In order to protect the health and safety of Olympic-related personnel and spectators, it was decided to ...
