China Vows Omicron Won’t Derail Beijing Winter Olympics
- New variant will bring some challenges, Zhao Lijian concedes
- Beijing has taken zero-tolerance approach to countering Covid
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China says it’s determined to hold a successful Winter Olympics in roughly 65 days even after the World Health Organization warned Covid cases may surge due to “severe consequences” fueled by omicron.
The new variant “will definitely bring some challenges to prevention and control,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Tuesday at a regular press briefing in Beijing.