Winter Olympics 2022

37 more Olympics-related personnel have tested positive for COVID

Published January 31, 2022 5:48 AM

BEIJING (KYMA, KECY) - China identified 37 new COVID-19 cases involving Olympics personnel on Sunday, up from 34 cases recorded a day earlier, the 2022 Beijing winter games organizing committee said Monday.

Of the 37 cases, 28 tested positive after arriving at Beijing airport on Sunday, including eight athletes and team officials.

The remaining nine cases involved athletes, team officials and stakeholders already living inside Beijing's closed loop system, which was designed to separate Olympics personnel from the public.

176 Olympics-related personnel have tested positive, 51 of those cases have involved athletes or team officials.

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April Hettinger

April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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