As China wants no Covid trouble, Olympians toil within a bubble

In line with its Covid-zero policy, the country has confined those involved in the Games to a city within a city

07 February 2022 - 19:45 By Bloomberg News

To wall off nearly 22-million Beijing residents from the risks of Covid-19 Winter Olympics athletes may bring with them, China has built a city within a city where no one can interact with those living outside, but where there is unrestricted internet access and meals served by robots...

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