BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese capital reported on Monday new local COVID-19 cases for the seventh consecutive day as flare-ups persisted ahead of the Winter Olympics Games in February, while four provinces found infections linked to clusters in Beijing. The Beijing municipality reported six new domestically transmitted infections with confirmed symptoms for Sunday, after reporting nine a day earlier, data from the National Health Commission (NHC) showed on Monday. Since Jan. 15, the city has reported a total of 36 local symptomatic cases, according to NHC statements. Beijing has quickly step…