Omicron Spreads to Another Region in China, Raising Fears for Beijing Olympics

A worker makes repairs to a video wall at the Main Media Center, ahead of opening ceremonies for the Beijing Winter Olympics in February on Jan. 9, 2022, in Beijing. Katopodis/Getty Images

Another central Chinese city reported Omicron cases on Jan. 10, the second city in days, adding fears for the Beijing Winter Olympics just weeks away.

Tianjin, which is about a half-hour from Beijing by train, reported 41 new infections since a child and a young woman were confirmed infected with the Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 on Jan. 8. Health officials said they haven’t yet confirmed which strains most of the people were infected with.