Omicron cases 'pose risk to Beijing Games'

Updated January 9 2022 - 6:36pm, first published 6:31pm
Tianjin's population is being tested for COVID-19 after cases were detected in the northern city.
Tianjin's population is being tested for COVID-19 after cases were detected in the northern city.

The northern coastal city of Tianjin has begun testing its population of around 14 million after at least two local cases of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant were detected, state media reports.

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