07-12-2021 14:16 via kxan.com

Olympics: Omicron, boycotts and new transgender athlete guidelines

BEIJING, China (KXAN) — China says it's still on track to host the Olympics in Beijing as scheduled in February, but organizers say the omicron COVID-19 variant is a concern.Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said in a briefing last week the new variant would “certainly bring some challenges in terms of prevention and control," according to the Associated Press.
Dr. Stephen Thomas, an infectious disease specialist at the Upstate University Hospital in New York, said early evid
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