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Locally transmitted omicron there in beijing. as for the number of cases across the country, that's unclear. but if we have the map available, we'll 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 haven't detected in the northeast. in the center of the country, even across the border from hong kong in the south. now, the winter olympic games due to take place...

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 inside. a total of 42 cases so far have been detected inside the closed loop system despite all of the

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 it's everything about the strict measures in place here. we've been reporting on this more than two years now, ever since i've been in wuhan and ever since. these are measures more like easing of them, tightening again and they are doing that ahead of the olympics. i want to give you an idea what those coming in are going to be part of the media, part of...

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. we're not there yet. with the beijing winter olympics and the lunar new year coming up, china is scrambling to curb outbreaks. it's going to start in ten days. cnn's 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 are 15 new cases of covid-19 among olympic personnel. among the cases 12 were detected at the borde...

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. let's 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 olympics, what they would do is find out first, is it symptomatic? they'll be sent to a designated hospit...