39 Covid-19 cases at Beijing airport, 33 in 2022 Winter Games bubble, says IOC

Madrid, Jan 23 (EFE).- Thirty-nine coronavirus cases have been detected at the Beijing international airport among the 2022 Winter Games stakeholders and 33 within the Olympic bubble, the International Olympic Committee announced on Sunday.

A total of 2,586 tests have been conducted at the airport among travelers accredited for the Games and another 336,421 among people who were already inside the bubble, the IOC said in its first Covid-19 report.

“All the people involved have been promptly isolated and close contacts have been identified,” the statement read.

The Beijing Games will get underway on 4 February. EFE

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