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Beijing Winter Olympics: 32 Athletes In Isolation After Testing Positive For Covid-19 Headline from Forbes, on the newest of 3 developments
Organizers are also facing accusations by some countries of keeping quarantined athletes in poor living conditions.
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Feb 1, 2022
Covid Cases Linked To Beijing Olympics Continue To Rise As 11 Staffers Are Hospitalized
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Feb 6, 2022
Olympic organizers: 32 athletes in isolation for COVID
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Beijing Winter Olympics: 32 Athletes In Isolation After Testing Positive For Covid-19
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Breitbart News
China Claims 119 Olympic Athletes and Staff Tested Positive for Coronavirus ↗ (opens Breitbart News) Published Jan 31, 2022
Same headline from 1 more outlet Breitbart News's feed description Chinese officials on Sunday claimed to have discovered 119 coronavirus infections among athletes and staff at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The Hill
Olympic organizer: COVID-19 cases in 'controllable range' ↗ (opens The Hill) Published Jan 31, 2022
The Hill's feed description A senior official at China's Olympics Pandemic Prevention and Control Office on Tuesday said that coronavirus cases at the Beijing Winter Games are within an "expected controllable range" despite a recent increase.
CBS News
COVID cases continue to rise in Beijing as U.S. athletes prepare for Winter Olympics: "It's scary" ↗ (opens CBS News) Published Jan 31, 2022
CBS News's feed description Star U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, a three-time Olympic medalist, said she tested positive for coronavirus inside Beijing's Olympic bubble.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Virus infections for Olympic athletes, coaches rising faster ↗ (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Published Jan 31, 2022
Same headline from 1 more outlet St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description BEIJING (AP) — Athletes and team officials are testing positive for COVID-19 at much higher rates than other people arriving in China for the Beijing Olympics, organizers said Tuesday.
The Hill
Growing number of Olympic athletes testing positive for COVID-19 ↗ (opens The Hill) Published Feb 1, 2022
The Hill's feed description Over a three-day period from Saturday, Jan. 29 through Monday, Jan. 31, the positivity rate for athletes and team officials was 40 percent higher than other Olympic arrivals.
Forbes
Covid Cases Linked To Beijing Olympics Continue To Rise As 11 Staffers Are Hospitalized ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Feb 1, 2022
Forbes's feed description Organizers have recorded 232 cases linked to the Olympics since January 23, 163 of which were detected at the airport and 69 inside the event’s “closed loop.”
France 24
New cases among Winter Olympics staff put China’s zero-Covid strategy to the test ↗ (opens France 24) Published Feb 2, 2022
France 24's feed description A total of 55 new COVID-19 infections were found among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb. 2, the chair of the Beijing 2022 medical expert panel said on Thursday, the highest daily tally so far.
Newsweek
Beijing tries to keep Winter Olympics COVID concerns under control ↗ (opens Newsweek) Published Feb 4, 2022
Newsweek's feed description There were 45 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the second highest figure since teams started arriving for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
NPR
No internet, bad food and dirty rooms: Olympic athletes struggle in COVID quarantine ↗ (opens NPR) Published Feb 5, 2022
NPR's feed description Olympic organizers scrambled to address major complaints from athletes isolating in Beijing due to positive COVID-19 tests.
Forbes
‘Not Getting Food’: China Under Fire For Treatment Of Olympic Athletes ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Feb 5, 2022
Forbes's feed description Many athletes have allegedly been subject to inhumane living conditions while isolating following positive Covid-19 tests.
Forbes
Beijing Winter Olympics: 32 Athletes In Isolation After Testing Positive For Covid-19 ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Feb 7, 2022
Forbes's feed description Organizers are also facing accusations by some countries of keeping quarantined athletes in poor living conditions.
Local News 8
Olympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls ↗ (opens Local News 8) Published Feb 7, 2022
Same headline from 2 more outlets Local News 8's feed description By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that some Olympic athletes snared in Beijing’s stringent system for controlling Covid-19 say they are contending with, and some are pushing back.
WMUR
Olympic organizers: 32 athletes in isolation for COVID-19 ↗ (opens WMUR) Published Feb 7, 2022
WMUR's feed description More than 30 athletes at the Beijing Olympics are in isolation facilities after testing positive for the coronavirus, organizers said Tuesday.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Olympic organizers: 32 athletes in isolation for COVID ↗ (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier) Published Feb 7, 2022
Same headline from 2 more outlets Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description BEIJING (AP) — More than 30 athletes at the Beijing Olympics are in isolation facilities after testing positive for the coronavirus, organizers said Tuesday. The average stay in isolation is
CBS News
Dozens of athletes in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 at Winter Olympics ↗ (opens CBS News) Published Feb 7, 2022
CBS News's feed description Five athletes and team officials tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
Portland Press Herald
Olympic roundup: Organizers say 32 athletes in isolation for COVID-19 ↗ (opens Portland Press Herald) Published Feb 7, 2022
Portland Press Herald's feed description The chairman of the expert medical panel for the Games says 50 athletes have been discharged from isolation.
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