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In China, the shadow of Covid-19 over the Winter Olympics

2022-01-13T16:41:16.533Z


DECRYPTION - The timing is dire for the country, which had succeeded in stemming the circulation of the virus since the initial Wuhan crisis.


Skiers or skaters in search of medals at the Olympic Games will do well to avoid traffic accidents during their stay in Beijing.

The population has been ordered not to rescue the passengers of a damaged vehicle carrying members of the Olympic delegation, for fear that the operation could lead to a chain of Covid contamination, in the most populous country in the world. , barricaded behind its great wall of the quarantine.

"

If you open the door, the virus spreads

", sums up an Internet user on Weibo messaging, in tune with a population frightened by the Covid, coming from

"abroad",

as recalled by the official Chinese press, relaying official propaganda.

"In the event of an accident, citizens must keep their distance and prevent any contact with vehicle passengers, while waiting for professionals to intervene

", decreed the Beijing authorities.

A race against time

Men in white Hazmat suits will come to take care of the injured ...

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Source: lefigaro

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