Hong Kong re-imposed quarantine on travelers from the mainland, though an exception remained for the southern Guangdong province which neighbors the financial city. Public transport and taxi services were curtailed in 144 of the worst-hit areas nationwide, while officials curbed train service and subway usage in Beijing, where three new cases were reported Wednesday.
HK)Ĭhina imposed new travel and movement restrictions across the nation, including in its highly protected capital of Beijing, as a delta-driven outbreak grew to over 500 symptomatic cases scattered across 15 provinces and municipalities.
"We have heard a number of the athletes say, 'What matters is that we can compete, and we've gotten used to participating even without spectators.' But if you have the choice, you would prefer to have spectators."īeijing 2022 organizers haven't said anything about whether foreign or domestic spectators will be allowed to attend, and tickets aren't on sale yet.Ĭhina Sets New Restrictions (11:20 a.m. "Let's see how the pandemic evolves around the globe and especially in China, and then let's look at the consequence of participation for spectators," he said on Thursday. The 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing could proceed without spectators, International Olympic Committee Executive Director Christophe Dubi said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. IOC Says Winter Olympics May Not Have Fans (12:45 p.m. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a Facebook post last week that "the Heightened Alert should be over" by the time Singapore holds its National Day Parade Show on Aug. Singapore's vaccination rate has soared to among the best in the world, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, though hospitalizations have continued to tick up in recent days even as cases begin to ease. Singapore's Covid-19 task force will be providing an "update on the Covid-19 situation soon," according to a Facebook post from Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, a co-leader of the group.
Singapore to Provide Update on Virus 'Soon' (1:45 p.m.
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