As the organizers announced on Saturday, 25 cases were found among athletes and team members and 20 among other participants on Friday. On arrival at the airport alone, 26 tests were positive, including 20 from athletes and team members.
In the Olympic bubble, the daily tests found a further 19 infected people who had previously arrived. Among them were five members of teams. The total number of corona cases has risen to a total of 353 since January 23. According to the information, 12,250 people have traveled to the games via Beijing Airport since then until Friday.
“We are sure that the situation is under control,” said Huang Chun, the vice director of the Chinese organizing committee responsible for the pandemic measures, on Saturday. “The numbers are in line with our expectations. We expect the numbers to go down.” So far, the infected people have not spread the virus, Huang assured.
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