A week into the Beijing Olympics — which have been heavily affected by COVID-19 — crowds at events are growing, albeit gradually.
Organizers are not selling tickets to the general public, instead distributing them to selected groups of coronavirus-screened attendees. But they said this week they will increase what have been sparse attendance numbers so far, without giving details.
Still, the crowds appear far smaller than the 30% capacity target cited last week by an International Olympics Committee official.