BEIJING — China is battling Omicron and Delta outbreaks in several cities, testing the country's strict"zero-Covid" strategy just weeks before Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics.Tianjin is home to China's largest domestic Omicron cluster to date, with almost 300 local cases reported since the highly transmissible variant was first discovered over a week ago.
Affected districts have been locked down since last week, with locals unable to leave their homes. Residents cannot leave the city without official permission. The Tianjin outbreak has already spread to Anyang in Henan province and the coastal port of Dalian, Liaoning province.Tensions are running high after the capital's first local transmission of the Omicron variant was reported on Saturday, just weeks before the Winter Olympics are due to start.
The capital has sealed off its Winter Olympics"closed loop", which will cocoon thousands of athletes and Games staff for weeks without direct physical access to the outside world.The southern province, home to several major manufacturing hubs in the heavily populated Pearl River Delta, is battling simultaneous Omicron and Delta outbreaks in at least four cities, leading to targeted lockdowns and mass testing.
Authorities have linked both outbreaks to workers in the international supply chain, as delays have built up at the city's Yantian cargo port — one of China's busiest.
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