Three more cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Beijing since Monday, the municipal government said Tuesday, weeks before the Winter Olympics are scheduled to kick off in the capital on Feb. 4.Health authorities have been stepping up anti-epidemic measures such as locking down places where the three visited recently and carrying out PCR tests targeting those who may have come into contact with the infected people, raising tensions in the city.The Beijing government said Saturday it has detected its first case of the highly contagious Omicron variant, which has been expandin…READ FULL ARTICLE
