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our correspondent stephen mcdonell went to see how they will work. when athletes arrive in beijing from overseas, if their events are in the mountains, they ll be able to take a high speed train there. that s because some of these trains are operating completely within the bubble. tannoy: ladies and gentlemen, welcome to take this train. - and soon, they ll find themselves racing along at 350kph. zooming through beijing s arid north and taking in the views. though freezing cold, this is an area of low winter precipitation, meaning that mountains of artificial snow will be needed for the coming olympics. well, this is taizicheng, one of the main stations for the winter olympics. it s cold up here. from today, this entire station is closed to the public. the bubble walls are coming up.
trains are operating completely within the bubble. through speaker: ladies and gentlemen, welcome l to take this train. and soon they ll find themselves racing along at 350km/h, zooming through beijing s arid north and taking in the views. though freezing cold, this is an area of low winter precipitation, meaning that mountains of artificial snow will be needed for the coming olympics. well, this is taizicheng, of the main stations for the winter olympics. it s cold up here. from today, this entire station is closed to the public. the bubble walls are coming up. only those with olympic clearance on special trains can arrive or leave. on arrival, covid test results and travel histories are checked. well, here we are in the heart of chongli, one of the sites
thank you very much for your time. china has been battling a fresh outbreak of covid cases potentially throwing a shadow over the winter olympics which beijing is due to host in exactly a month s time. the new strain is providing a potential logistical nightmare. china s solution is strict isolation bubbles for all those coming from omicron affected areas. our correspondent stephen mcdonell went to see how they will work. when athletes arrive in beijing from overseas, if their events are in the mountains, they ll be able to take a high speed train there. that s because some of these trains are operating completely within the bubble. through speaker: ladies and gentlemen, welcome to take this train. and soon they ll find themselves racing along at 350km/h, zooming through beijing s arid north and taking in the views.
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