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Beijing Winter Olympics | Torch relay confined to closed venues due to COVID

Commuters walk from a metro station during a snowfall on January 20, 2022 in Beijing, China. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are set to open on February 4th. (Source: Getty Images)

The Beijing Winter Olympics torch relay will be cordoned off from the public because of concern about the spread of the coronavirus, organisers said on January 21.

The relay involving 1,200 torchbearers will begin on February 2 and wind up just two days later, on February 4, when the Games open in the capital, Beijing, and neighbouring Hebei province.

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