Thanks to COVID, China's New Currency Is the Potato
Disease control measures are now starting to hit the Chinese economy hard.
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Disease control measures are now starting to hit the Chinese economy hard.
A day after Switzerland's team leader asked for talks about possibly postponing the Beijing Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, the IOC promised officials worldwide on Wednesday the Winter Games will go ahead as planned.
While the opening ceremony remains scheduled for Feb. 4 in Beijing, there is plenty of uncertainty about various aspects of the Olympics exactly one month before the official start.
Veteran IOC member Dick Pound says concerns from countries over viability of next month's Winter Olympics amid spiking COVID cases are legitimate.
The Beijing Winter Olympics are scheduled to begin in exactly one month, on Feb. 4. But whether they happen as planned seems less certain than ever. And even if they do proceed, plenty of questions remain.