BEIJING -- The Beijing Winter Olympic torch relay got underway in the host city on Wednesday morning with tight measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The relay has been limited to just three days, up to the opening ceremony of the Games on Friday. The route for some 1,200 scheduled torchbearers will be cordoned off from the public.
The relay started at Beijing's Olympic Forest Park near the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, and runs through three areas -- Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.
