Beijing: China has reported 206 new Covid-19 cases, including 158 contagious in the country, in a sudden surge in front of the Beijing Winter Olympics which will be held in February next year, the State Health Commission said on Sunday.
From the local Coronavirus case, 157 was reported in Shaanxi and one in Guangxi Province, in addition to 48 cases of imports, said the National Health Commission (NHC).
Spike in the case before the 2022 Beijing winter Olympics has triggered concern in the country when officials ran scampered to capture the spread.
Although China has drastically controlled transmission with international trips, the sporadic group cases continue to appear in various parts of the country, placing the policy of “zero cases” under pressure.
Chinese officials reported the Omicron case on December 13 in Tianjin City followed by several cases.
However, there is not much information about the spread in this country.
Health officials also reported the outbreak of Delta Strain Sub-Line.4 in Zhejiang Province in the middle of the month reportedly controlled.
There are 2,011 active cases in China on Saturday, with nine in critical conditions, the Commission said.
There were no new deaths related to the disease reported, while 76 patients were dismissed from the hospital on Saturday, he added.
The total number of cases in mainland China was established at 101,077 because the virus broke out in Wuhan in 2019 with the number of deaths has not changed at 4,636.
Beijing Winter Olympics, the 24th edition of the exhibition which began again in 1924, will be held from 4 to 20 February.