Virus Cases in China’s Olympic Bubble Fall Amid Covid Zero Curbs
- Number found in ‘closed loop’ in single digits for five days
- China is last major economy using zero-tolerance strategy
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The number of Covid-19 cases at the Beijing Winter Olympics is dwindling as the closed ecosystem China developed to insulate the event from the virus succeeds in catching and containing them.
Cases found at the city’s international airport and within the bubble have been in the single digits for five straight days, with only two reported on Wednesday. A total of 435 cases have been recorded since Jan. 23 among athletes, coaches and stakeholders, according to a statement released by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.