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Locally transmitted omicron there in beijing. as for the number of cases across the country, thats unclear. but if we have the map available, well show you the map, of omicron cases across china. it is geographically spread out across the country. look, the number of cases in china still pail in comparison to what you see everyday coming out of the western europe and the united states, but locally transmitted cases of the variant havent detected in the northeast. in the center of the country, ev...

Olympics next week amid a rise in new covid cases. they confirmed 13 new infections thursday tied to the games despite strict covid counter measures. sources say u.s. diplomats are concerned about the tightening covid restrictions in china and they want permission to leave the country at least temporarily. chr chr kristie, the idea of no covid is difficult. >> reporter: the numbers coming out inside the closed loop system. they reported 13 new cases, 9 detected at the border. 4 managed to get in...

All right. the start of the beijing winter games now just two weeks away. the network teleadvising the olympics is not sending its announcers to china. steven culver live in beijing. what drove nbc to this decision, david? >> reporter: i think its everything about the strict measures in place here. weve been reporting on this more than two years now, ever since ive been in wuhan and ever since. these are measures more like easing of them, tightening again and they are doing that ahead of the oly...

Drugs readily available to everyone around the world if they get infected. if we do things like that, we can take it off the table. were not there yet. with the beijing winter olympics and the lunar new year coming up, china is scrambling to curb outbreaks. its going to start in ten days. cnns kristie lu stout joins us from hong kong. give us the latest inside and outside the olympics. >> reporter: isa, covid-19 cases are rising inside and outside the beijing olympic bubble. they said there ar...

Beijing, the number of new daily cases can be counted on one hand. yet officials are clamping down, determined, of course, to keep the virus from disrupting the upcoming winter olympics. less than two weeks to go. lets bring in kristie lu stout from beijing as we promised before the break. the rise, a small rise, i should say, they are worried ahead of the olympics. what would happen if there is a positive case inside the olympics there? >> reporter: if there is a positive case inside the olympi...

Beijing for the winter games. the closed loop system weve been reporting about for the last few weeks, that is up and running. it covers all stadiums, venues and accommodation. and to get into the closed loop system, all arrivals have to test negative twice before flying into beijing. all athletes and participants, they have to stay inside the bubble and undergo daily covid-19 testing. fully vaccinated participants, they can enter the closed loop with that quarantine. if youre not vaccinated, yo...

Beijing ill be part of this massive bubble which is being called a closed loop system. theres even special transportation to go between the venues and even who arrives at these games unvaccinated will have to quarantine for 21 days, and get this, ana. for the local staff and volunteers in china at the games, they have to quarantine for 21 days before exiting this closed loop system and going back to their families. beijing right now is on extremely high alert after detecting its first omicron ca...

Potentially compromise personal health data. team usa and athletes from other countries are being advise ed t bring disposable burner phones instead of their personal ones. from the airport, athletes and personnel will be taken into what organizers call the closed loop system. not one giant bubble, so much as multiple bubbles. within the capital city, there are several hotels and venues, plus the olympic village that are only for credentiald participants. the dedicated buses will be bringing the...

Concerns. david culver is in beijing. hows it looking there? >> hey there, ana. theyre counting down the hours, but unfortunately, counting up the cases. were seeing the cases continuing to climb for folks coming into the olympic bubble, which is a separate barrier from where we are. china itself is a closed loop system and now theyve got this olympic closed loop system. the numbers are going up 32 were reported, athletes, media, that was reported on wednesday. 232 who have covid-19. heres what ...

No problem. yeah. success starts with intuit quickbooks. the beijing olympics are just one week away now. the three villages of the games have officially opened. right now supplies and food are being stocked while rooms and facilities are being prepared for athletes from around the world. this morning members of australias olympic team touched down in beijing. this as the number of covid cases has risen to more than 100. at least 50 of those people were already inside the villages closed loop ...