Beijing Omicron News: China has been battling Omicron and Delta outbreaks in several cities, testing the country's tough "Zero-Covid" strategy just weeks before hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Here is a reduction in the number of actions being taken in key areas of the world's most populous country.

Tianjin: Tianjin is home to China's largest domestic omega cluster so far, with nearly 300 local cases reported, the most widespread variation being first discovered a week ago.

Authorities have not yet identified the source of the outbreak, as the city completed a third round of mass testing of its 14 million residents last week. Authorities have stopped ordering a complete lockdown of the city, which is an important industrial manufacturing and port hub. Last week, carmakers Toyota and Volkswagen closed their factories in the city.

Affected districts have been locked down since last week, with locals unable to leave their homes. Residents cannot leave the city without official permission. The spread of Tianjin is important because the city is just 150 kilometers (90 miles) from Beijing.

Authorities increased restrictions on transport to the capital by canceling trains and setting up highway check posts. The Tianjin outbreak has already spread to the Dalian Coastal Port of Anyang and Liang Province in Henan Province.

Beijing: Tensions have been running high since the capital's first local broadcast, the Omicron variant, was reported on Saturday, just weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics.

The city is now demanding a negative test before travel and a further test after entering the city, urging residents not to leave the city for the upcoming lunar New Year holiday. Some major tourist attractions were closed as authorities examined 13,000 people working and living in the affected areas.

The capital closed its Winter Olympics "closed loop", cocoon thousands of athletes and Games staff for weeks without direct physical access to the outside world.

Guangdong: The southern province, home to several major manufacturing facilities in the densely populated Pearl River Delta, has been battling simultaneous omicron and delta penetration in at least four cities, leading to targeted lockdowns and massive testing.

Authorities on Monday reported nine new local cases in the province, which is spread across the cities of Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Mizo and Zhangzhou. Shenzhen's main tech hub has been registering some cases related to the Delta variant since last week, but it reported its first Omicron infection on Sunday.

Due to delays at the Yantian cargo port in the busiest city in China, authorities have connected two spreads to workers in the international supply chain. Zhuhai, a coastal city on the Macau border, ordered mass inspections of its residents and asked them not to leave the city unless necessary, as seven Omicron cases were registered on Friday.

All tourist attractions were closed and long-distance buses and waterways were discontinued. Some positive cases have also been found in the city of Jangshan near Shenzhen since last week, leading to travel restrictions and public transportation suspensions.

Henan: Several cities in the central province of Henan - near Xi'an  - have been strengthening virus controls in response to hundreds of new infections since late December.

The province reported 68 new local broadcasts on Monday, with the hotspot city being 60 in Anyang, seven in Xuchang and one in the provincial capital Zhengzhou. Zhengzhou imposed a partial lockdown and ordered an investigation into its nearly 13 million residents.

Meanwhile, the cities of Anyang and Yuzhou were placed in lockdown, affecting nearly six million residents. On the other hand, it ordered the closure of all commercial stores and takeout restaurants except to ensure the supply of essential goods.

Xi'an: The historic city with a population of 13 million is in its fourth week of a tough lockdown as it races to cover 2,000-cases, the biggest in months.

Residents known for their terracotta warriors should not leave their homes or move out of the city. Local officials were on fire over maintaining the lockdown with supply problems and medical tragedies. Cases have slowed to single digit statistics in recent days.

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