The Wuhan Marathon, which had been due to take place Sunday, has been postponed at short notice as worries increase over a coronavirus resurgence in China ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
China reported 26 new domestic Covid-19 cases on Sunday, in an outbreak that has become latest test of the country’s zero-tolerance approach with just over 100 days until the start of the Games.
Authorities have been racing to contain virus infections via mass testing of residents and targeted lockdowns.
But with the rise in cases, organisers of the Wuhan Marathon said in a statement released late last week that they would postpone Sunday’s event in the central Chinese city “to prevent the risk of epidemic spread”.—APP
