BEIJING (Reuters – More COVID-19 test orders were issued by the Chinese government’s capital on Sunday. The city reported more local cases less than two months before the Winter Olympic Games.

On Jan. 22, nine locally transmitted patients with confirmed symptoms were discovered in Beijing, compared to 10 the day before, according to the National Health Commission. Six of these cases were located in Beijing’s Fengtai District.

According to district health officials, Fengtai plans to organise COVID-19 testing nucleic acids for all its residents on Sunday.

Beijing also requested residents to perform proactive nucleic acids tests in the event of COVID-19 symptoms, local authorities stated in a Saturday statement.

China has urged its citizens to protect their mail by wearing gloves and masks, particularly if it comes from outside. This was after Canadian authorities indicated that the Omicron version of coronavirus could have reached Beijing via Canada.

China’s cities have taken tougher measures in recent weeks to combat new COVID-19 epidemics. The task is more pressing as Beijing gets ready to host the Winter Olympics starting next month.

Many cities require residents to either stay where they are or to inform travellers days prior to their arrival.

56 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mainland China by the national health authority on Jan. 22. That’s down from 63 cases a single day earlier.

According to the National Health Commission, 19 new cases of malaria were localized, compared with 23 days earlier. The rest was imported.

From 43 cases a day prior, China saw 34 new cases of asymptomatic disease.

No new deaths were reported, leaving 4,636 dead.

As of January 22, China had confirmed the existence of 105,603 new cases.