COVID-19: Beijing Marathon postponed indefinitely
The Beijing Marathon has been postponed indefinitely after Sunday’s race was called off amid rising COVID-19 cases in China, the BBC quoted organisers as saying.
Organisers said they were cancelling next weekend’s race “in order to prevent the risk of the epidemic spreading and effectively protect the majority of runners, staff, and residents.”
The marathon was set to return this year after it was suspended in 2020 due to COVID-19.
The Wuhan Marathon, which was due to be held on Sunday, was also called off, with a new date yet to be determined.
On Monday, China reported 43 new COVID-19 cases, up from 39 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said Tuesday.
Confirmed cases in mainland China presently stand at 96,840, while the death toll remains unchanged at 4,636.
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