China concerned about omicron effect on Beijing Winter Olympics

BEIJING (AP) – China says the omicron variant of the coronavirus is a concern for Beijing Winter Olympics organizers but they remain confident that the games will be held as scheduled in December. February. Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at Tuesday’s daily briefing that omicrons “will certainly bring some challenges in terms of prevention and control.” Zhao added that the games are still being held as scheduled, “smoothly and successfully.”