China detected 37 new cases of COVID-19 among people linked to Beijing Olympics 2022. Eight of the total were athletes or team officials who tested positive after arriving at the airport on Sunday.

Beijing Olympics 2022: China detects 37 new COVID-19 cases among Olympics personnel

Attempting to crack down on dissent ahead of the Winter Olympics, China has reportedly restricted access to messaging and social media apps of several human rights activists and some academics.

China restricts social media access of dissidents, activists ahead of Winter Olympics 2022

Activists, lawmakers and civil society members in Taiwan were seen protesting and chanting slogans outside the Parliament building, calling for the government to boycott the Beijing Olympics 2022.

Taiwanese activists, lawmakers protest outside Parliament against Beijing Olympics 2022

Only 10 days are left for Winter Olympics 2022 to commence in Beijing. But China is battling a fresh wave of infections on the account of local Omicron cases. The Chinese authorities have been desperate to contain the spread of the virus and have taken some draconian measures as part of the strict zero Covid drive.

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After hamsters in a pet store tested positive for COVID-19, Hong Kong's authorities were forced to slaughter thousands of small animals, sparking an uproar. Thousands of people volunteered in Hong Kong on Wednesday to adopt unwanted hamsters after the government issued a mass cull order due to COVID-19 worries, raising fears that panicked owners might abandon their pets.

Upset at culling plans, thousands of Hong Kongers volunteer to adopt the pets

Hong Kong has decided to kill 2,000 hamsters and temporarily suspend imports of small animals after finding evidence for the first time traces of possible animal-to-human transmission of Covid virus in the city.

Hong Kong to cull thousands of hamsters after finding traces of animal-to-human Covid transmission

No high-level political representation from India is expected during the winter Olympics that will happen in China from February 4 to 20. India has previously made it clear that it will not be joining calls to boycott the Olympics in the neighboring country.

Beijing Winter Olympics: No boycott, but no high-level political representation from India

China has said that it has received visa applications from US officials to attend the Winter Olympics, days after President Joe Biden declared boycott saying that they won’t be sending its officials to Beijing.

China says it has received visa applications from US officials to attend Winter Olympics

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics by the United States and its allies a mistake driven by a desire to restrain China's development.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Western diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics is a mistake

The National Hockey League said on Wednesday it will not send its players to compete in the men's ice hockey tournament at the Beijing Winter Olympics after the regular season schedule was disrupted due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

NHL says won't send players for Beijing Games after regular season disrupted due to surge in COVID-19 cases

Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, confirmed on Thursday that he would not be attending the Beijing Olympics in February. His comments in parliament came after the US launched a diplomatic boycott of the games in response to mounting criticism of China's human rights record, a decision that has been echoed by other nations such as Australia and the United Kingdom.

'No plans to attend Beijing Olympics': Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Senior Japanese government officials will likely skip the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February, joining the United States in a diplomatic boycott, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday, citing multiple sources with knowledge of the matter.

Senior Japanese officials to skip Beijing Winter Olympics in a diplomatic boycott -  Report

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday the UK would diplomatically boycott the Winter Olympics being held in Beijing in February by not sending any ministers to the global event.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces 'diplomatic boycott' of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend Beijing Olympics in February 2022 as he has accepted an invitation by China, Sergei Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia said on Thursday (September 16).

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