China drops plans to sell Olympic tickets as virus cases rise
Beijing (AFP) Jan 17, 2022
China on Monday cancelled plans to sell tickets to the public for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as the number of Covid-19 cases in the country reached its highest since March 2020. Organisers said last year there would be no international spectators at the Games - partly due to China's weeks-long quarantine requirements - but they had promised to allow domestic audiences. But those p
