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☆ Marathoners in Beijing go maskless, unfazed by smog
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Liz Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Participants take part in the Beijing Marathon, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China October 29, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Runners undeterred by thick smog engulfing the Chinese capital ran the Beijing Marathon maskless on Sunday, many wearing shorts in one of the warmest Octobers on record. Beijing was the fourth most-polluted major city in the world on Sunday, according to Swiss air-quality technology firm IQAir. Beijing's high on Sunday was 19 C (66 F), according to the national weather bureau. The weather bureau forecast weak cold air currents to last the rest of the month before beginning to cool in early November.

Persons: Tingshu Wang, Fang Chong, Liz Lee, Ryan Woo, Han Xiao, Bernard Orr, William Mallard Organizations: Beijing, REUTERS, Rights, Beijing Marathon, Meteorological Centre, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING, Tiananmen, Haidian, Beijing's, Tangshan, Handan, Hebei

☆ China posts 6-month high COVID count as it sticks with strategy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

At a news conference on Saturday, health officials reiterated their commitment to the "dynamic-clearing" approach to COVID cases as soon as they emerge. China's anti-COVID measures are "completely correct, as well as the most economical and effective", said disease control official Hu Xiang. China's capital Beijing reported 43 symptomatic and six asymptomatic cases, compared with 37 symptomatic and five asymptomatic cases the previous day. Still, the annual Beijing marathon took place on Sunday morning under strict COVID protocols, after being cancelled the previous two years. Reporting by Ella Cao and Tony Munroe; Editing by Michael Perry and William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ China posts 6-month high Covid count as it sticks with strategy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

China recorded 4,420 new locally transmitted Covid-19 infections on Saturday, the National Health Commission said, the most since May 6 and compared up from 3,659 new local cases a day earlier. At a news conference on Saturday, health officials reiterated their commitment to the "dynamic-clearing" approach to Covid cases as soon as they emerge. China's anti-Covid measures are "completely correct, as well as the most economical and effective", said disease control official Hu Xiang. China's capital Beijing reported 43 symptomatic and six asymptomatic cases, compared with 37 symptomatic and five asymptomatic cases the previous day. Still, the annual Beijing marathon took place on Sunday morning under strict Covid protocols, after being cancelled the previous two years.

☆ Beijing marathoners prep for historic race while keeping COVID at bay
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Josh Arslan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Oscar Wu (R), founder of Oscar Running Club (ORC) and Beijing Marathon participant, leads members of his club run beside road during a training session for the Beijing Marathon 2022, in Beijing, China October 29, 2022. Over 26,000 runners have registered to run the 42.195-km (26.2-mile) route on Nov. 6, in what would be the first Beijing marathon in two years after being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19. The Beijing Marathon is celebrating its 40th year this month since its inception in 1981, a year late because of last year's cancellation. Fitness training was not the only preparation club members undertook. "Secondly, even if this race is cancelled, we can't just stop our running because we are still doing it for ourselves.

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