24 new Covid cases amongst Beijing Olympics personnel

Dr Ding Hongtao, part of the medical staff, blows a kiss to his girlfriend through screens of glass that separate them because of the "closed loop," a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) prevention measure. Credit: Reuters File Photo

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organising Committee said on Monday that 24 new Covid-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on February 6.

Eleven of the cases were found among new airport arrivals, according to a notice on the Beijing 2022 official website.

Thirteen others were among those already in the “closed-loop” bubble that separates all event personnel from the public, five of whom were classified as either an athlete or team official, the notice said.

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