Tickets for the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics will not be sold to the general public, organizers said Monday, as community infections of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus variant have been expanding in China.Spectator tickets for the sporting event, slated to start Feb. 4, are expected to be distributed to a limited number of people through government organizations and state-run companies to prevent the further outbreak of COVID-19 at home.The decision indicates that President Xi Jinping, who has been eager to cement his grip to secure a controversial third term as leader …READ FULL ARTICLE
