Newsinc24 Team 
Ahead of Beijing winter olympics,China has reported sudden spike in Covid cases. According to information, the country has recorded 206 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 158 domestically transmitted ones. Of the new local cases of coronavirus, 157 were reported in Shaanxi and one in Guangxi provinces, besides 48 imported cases, the National Health Commission (NHC) said. There were 2,011 active cases in China as of Saturday, with nine in critical conditions, the commission said. No new deaths related to the disease were reported, while 76 patients were discharged from hospitals on Saturday, it added.The total number of cases on the Chinese mainland stood at 101,077 since the virus broke out in Wuhan in 2019 with the death toll unchanged at 4,636.
The numbers are low compared internationally, but the significant jump in the number of local cases will be a worry for the Chinese government which is following the principle of “zero Covid” policy, or “dynamic-zero” policy, as it tries to stamp out cases. Chinese vice-premier Sun Chunlan has urged swift virus containment measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in Xian. Residents have also been asked not to leave the city unless absolutely necessary,state news agency Xinhua reported. The Beijing Winter Olympics, the 24th edition of the showpiece that started way back in 1924, will be held from February 4 to 20. The spike in cases ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has sparked concerns in the country as officials scampered to arrest the spread. The latest tally of confirmed cases in the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and Taiwan region is as follows:
Hong Kong: 12,580 (12,189 recoveries, 213 deaths)
Macao: 77 (77 recoveries)
Taiwan: 16,891 (13,742 recoveries, 850 deaths)
