It takes 21 days and 2 weeks to open the Beijing Olympics in winter.
In Beijing, infections such as the mutant virus of the new coronavirus and the Omicron strain have been sporadically confirmed, and the authorities are expanding the infection toward the convention while the movement to return home in line with the Chinese New Year's Spring Festival is in full swing. We are increasing our vigilance to suppress it.
The winter Beijing Olympics will begin on the 4th of next month at Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, which is adjacent to Beijing.
In Beijing, monuments and flower beds with official mascots have been set up, and there is a gradual movement to liven up the tournament.
One of the citizens said, "I hope it will be better than the 2008 Summer Olympics."
On the other hand, in China, the movement to return to their hometowns is in full swing before the Golden Week holidays that coincide with the Chinese New Year will start on the 31st of this month.
In the case of traveling across cities, the number of cases where a negative PCR test is required is increasing, and at the temporary venue set up in Beijing, there was a long line of people waiting for the test.
In Beijing, sporadic infections, including Delta strains, have been confirmed since the first confirmed infection with the Omicron strain on the 15th of this month.
Xi Jinping's leadership wants to promote the success of the Olympic Games and increase the centripetal force of the administration while adopting a "zero corona" policy to thoroughly control infection.
Under these circumstances, Beijing city officials have been increasing their vigilance to curb the spread of the infection for the tournament, such as requiring people entering the city to undergo a PCR test within 72 hours after arrival.