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Honestly if I were Emperor Xi, I would postpone the Winter Olympics until next year just like what Japan did with the summer games. China's draconian measure to shut down whole communities (and cities now) have proven to be sufficiently effective in keeping a lid on Delta, but with Omicron being so much more contagious, the same super harsh measure is not going to work. Already they are seeing massive logistical nightmares with everyday basic necessities like people not having access to food.
At least some portion of the Olympic athletes are going to bring Omicron into the country, just like how they brought Delta into Japan last summer. I don't agree at all with China's COVID zero policy, but if they still hope to achieve that, now is not the time to bring in thousands of foreigners from all over the world when you know Omicron is surging globally.
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