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The Beijing Olympic Committee identified six new Covid-19 cases among staff associated with the Games on Monday, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
All cases were identified in people already in the “closed-loop” system, which separates Olympic athletes, stakeholders and staff from the general public.
Five of the infections were from athletes or team officials, and one involved an Olympic-related party.
Since the “closed-loop” system officially began on January 23, about 393 Olympic-related employees have tested positive for Covid-19, with 159 cases related to the Olympic Games. team cheerleader or official.
Lively situation in Beijing: It comes as Beijing reported no new locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 outside the Olympic bubble on Monday, the first time since the city took control of a cluster recently.
On Monday, authorities lifted all lockdown measures for residential areas in Phong Dai district, where cases have been reported.
Covid in China: Overall, China reported 65 locally transmitted symptomatic cases on Monday, including 64 in Guangxi and one in the northern city of Tianjin, according to the National Health Commission. The country also reported four asymptomatic cases, including two in northeastern Heilongjiang province and two in Guangxi.