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Winter Olympics organisers stop ticket sales after Omicron coronavirus variant found in Beijing
- Events will be restricted to invitees only to prevent spread of Covid-19
- Attendees will have to abide by strict containment rules, organising committee says
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Tickets for the Beijing Winter Olympics Games will not be sold to the public and only selected spectators will be invited to attend on supervised trips, event organisers said on Monday.
The Games’ organising committee had previously said that tickets would be available to domestic buyers but not to overseas fans.
“Due to the complexity of pandemic control and prevention, in order to ensure the safety of the Olympics-related personnel and audience, we will adjust our plan to organising viewers to watch the Games,” the committee said on Monday.
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“Attendees will need to strictly follow all Covid-19 prevention requirements.”
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Beijing records first local case of Omicron ahead of Winter Olympics and Lunar New Year
Beijing records first local case of Omicron ahead of Winter Olympics and Lunar New Year
The announcement comes after the discovery on the weekend of a person in Beijing infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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With less than three weeks to go until the opening of the Games, a woman from Haidian district tested positive after having a sore throat and fever.
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