People walk past the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics logo at Shougang Park in Beijing on December 1, 2021.
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Daily Covid-19 infections among athletes and team officials at the Beijing Winter Olympics rose to 19 on Friday from two days earlier, as Olympics organizers warned of more schools more appropriate in the coming days.
Including athletes and officials, 36 Olympic-related staff members were found to be infected – 29 by the time they arrived at Beijing airport and 7 who were in a “closed-loop” bubble that separates them. event staff to the public, organizers said in a statement on Saturday.
Games chief medical officer Brian McCloskey said in a press conference: “We are currently experiencing a peak period of arrivals in China and therefore we expect to see the highest numbers at that stage. this”.
Organizers are “confident” in their Covid-19 prevention system, and infections are unlikely to be leaked to the public, McCloskey said.
Cases of athletes and team officials are out of reach for “other stakeholders” including media, sponsors and staff for the first time since China began disclosing numbers. daily Olympics-related coronavirus cases on January 23, according to an earlier inventory by Reuters. .
“It’s annoying that every morning you have to get up a little earlier especially to do the PCR test. I think that in the next few days it will be like brushing your teeth,” said Russian hockey player Anton Slepyshev told RIA news agency.
“Everybody is concerned that the test results will suddenly turn positive,” he said. “But the reality is we are living with Covid. We take all the risks and fear.”
The Olympics will run from Friday to February 20, its bubble sealed off from the rest of China, where the government’s zero-tolerance Covid19 policy has imposed all but the closure of the country. border gate of the country for international visitors.
