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32 new COVID cases related to Beijing Olympics confirmed

Published By PM NEWS Live

Date 2nd February, 2022

A staff stands behind baggage claim zone at Beijing Capital International Airport ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics,

Seventeen cases were found in the "closed loop" bubble that separates all event personnel from the public.

Thirty-two new COVID-19 cases were found among Beijing Winter Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb. 1, the organising committee said on Wednesday.

Fifteen were among new airport arrivals, it said on the Games’ official website.

Seventeen cases were found in the “closed loop” bubble that separates all event personnel from the public.

Nine infections were among athletes or team officials, with three found at the airport and six in the bubble.

Tags: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Covid-19