Beijing Olympic athletes and their garbage face restrictions
3 years, 1 month ago

Beijing Olympic athletes and their garbage face restrictions

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Beijing Winter Olympics organizers say measures to prevent cross-infections between athletes and the outside world are being extended to holding their garbage inside the bubble dividing the two. Yan Jiarong, a spokesperson for the organizing committee, said health authorities were continuing to monitor the situation, but believe the “relevant preventive measures in the guidebook for pandemic prevention have undergone rigorous scientific evaluation and are effective in ensuring safety and preventing the spread of the epidemic.” In the event of a positive test for the virus within the bubble, authorities would follow the same protocols as they would were it detected outside, Yan said. “We believe that these measures can effectively reduce the risk of the pandemic and that they can not only ensure the safe and convenient participation of athletes and all Olympic personnel in training, matches and work, but also protect the health and safety of the Chinese people,” said Yan. The spread of the mutation of the virus is the latest challenge to face the Beijing Games, already beset by technical and political challenges ranging from a lack of flights for athletes and staff to a diplomatic boycott from the U.S. and others to protest China’s human rights abuses.

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Safety first approach is big Winter Olympics winner
2 years, 10 months ago

Safety first approach is big Winter Olympics winner

China Daily  

Volunteers sanitize reporters' hands at the media center. Editor's note: In a series of reports titled "Legacies of the Games", China Daily explores changes brought to the country by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Beijing's efforts to combat pandemic attract widespread praise The Winter Olympics flame was extinguished in Beijing on Feb 20, capping Games that will be remembered not …

Safety first approach is big Winter Olympics winner
2 years, 10 months ago

Safety first approach is big Winter Olympics winner

China Daily  

Volunteers sanitize reporters' hands at the media center. Editor's note: In a series of reports titled "Legacies of the Games", China Daily explores changes brought to the country by the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Beijing's efforts to combat pandemic attract widespread praise The Winter Olympics flame was extinguished in Beijing on Feb 20, capping Games that will be remembered not …

China’s ‘closed loop’ Olympics limited coronavirus, even with some head-scratching measures
2 years, 10 months ago

China’s ‘closed loop’ Olympics limited coronavirus, even with some head-scratching measures

LA Times  

On a recent morning, the sound of gagging from credential-holders undergoing their daily coronavirus throat swab from a woman in a hazmat suit echoed off the marble floors of a hotel inside the Winter Olympics bubble. Strict, sometimes head-scratching measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus invaded every part of daily life at the Games, echoing China’s zero-tolerance approach …

Beijing Olympics loop life: Tight security, bus trips galore and aggressive swabbing
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing Olympics loop life: Tight security, bus trips galore and aggressive swabbing

LA Times  

A journalist walks next to hazmat-clad transportation workers in Zhangjiakou, China. Nathan Fenno on daily coronavirus tests Workers wearing protective gear stand outside a venue at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Los Angeles Times staff writer Nathan Fenno undergoes a daily coronavirus test during the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Looking at color photos of tourist attractions such as the Summer …

Restrictive coronavirus countermeasures seem to be working at Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

Restrictive coronavirus countermeasures seem to be working at Olympics

LA Times  

A worker wearing protective gear collects swab samples from tables and chairs for COVID testing at the main media center of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 10 in Beijing. Organizers reported nine new coronavirus cases Thursday, the third consecutive day that positive tests have been in the single digits. “We like that, but it does not mean we are …

Bubble life: China takes COVID sports routine to new extreme
2 years, 11 months ago

Bubble life: China takes COVID sports routine to new extreme

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Officially, the Beijing Olympics are taking place inside what organizers are calling “the enclosed compound activity area.” That’s a fancy way of saying “a closed loop.” You probably know it better as “the bubble.” And bubbles are now part of the norm at major sporting events. “Everyone’s road to Beijing has been anything but ordinary,” U.S. speedskater Brittany …

Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels
2 years, 11 months ago

Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Not enough food. I’m very tired,” Russian biathlon competitor Valeria Vasnetsova posted on Instagram from one of Beijing’s so-called quarantine hotels. She said she mostly survived on a few pieces of pasta because it was “impossible” to eat the rest, “but today I ate all the fat they serve instead of meat because I was very hungry.” She …

Winter Olympic Athletes Slam Conditions In COVID Quarantine Hotels
2 years, 11 months ago

Winter Olympic Athletes Slam Conditions In COVID Quarantine Hotels

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BEIJING — Not enough food. Some Olympic athletes unlucky enough to test positive for the coronavirus at the Beijing Olympics feel their quarantine conditions are making a bad situation much worse. I’m very tired,” Russian biathlon competitor Valeria Vasnetsova posted on Instagram from one of Beijing’s so-called quarantine hotels. She said she mostly survived on a few …

Winter Olympics 2022: What life is like inside Beijing’s ‘closed-loop’ system
2 years, 11 months ago

Winter Olympics 2022: What life is like inside Beijing’s ‘closed-loop’ system

The Independent  

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Beijing says COVID-19 situation ‘controllable,’ ‘safe’
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing says COVID-19 situation ‘controllable,’ ‘safe’

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Beijing reported three new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as officials said the virus situation was under control with the Olympic Games set to open later in the week. “The current pandemic situation in the capital is overall controllable and it’s headed in a good direction,” said Xu Hejian, a spokesman for the city government, at a daily press …

AP PHOTOS: Life in the ‘bubble’ at the Beijing Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Life in the ‘bubble’ at the Beijing Olympics

Associated Press  

BEIJING — From the moment participants at the Beijing Olympics step off the plane, they enter the “bubble” — a system of strict containment measures that aims to keep the coronavirus at bay for the duration of the Games. It all starts at the airport, where workers in full-body white suits lead athletes, their coaches and others through entry procedures, …

COVID remains the most formidable, frightening foe at Beijing Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID remains the most formidable, frightening foe at Beijing Olympics

LA Times  

A worker prepares to administer a coronavirus test at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Tuesday in Beijing. “You’re usually worried about being in perfect shape, but this year has added a whole new element of trying to stay healthy.” Beijing was supposed to herald a return to normal, or something akin to normal, after the pandemic-related challenges of the Tokyo …

Life inside Beijing's Winter Olympics bubble
2 years, 11 months ago

Life inside Beijing's Winter Olympics bubble

ABC  

It's Chinese New Year, traditionally a time of great celebration, and the capital is hosting an Olympic Games. "The Australian Olympic Committee in the Australian headquarters have also done an incredible job of setting it up to feel as normal as possible, but also as safe as possible," Anthony said. "There's excellent cleaning protocols, the mask wearing, the testing …

Beijing Olympics Covid-19 cases under control, say organisers
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing Olympics Covid-19 cases under control, say organisers

Hindustan Times  

Despite the detection of positive Covid-19 cases, the infection situation at the Beijing Winter Olympics is within “expected controllable range”, a senior pandemic control official for the Games said on Tuesday. Overall, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organising Committee has reported at least 200 Covid cases since January 23 among airport arrivals and those in the Games’ “closed loop” bubble, …

Entering Beijing’s Olympics bubble is a surreal experience
2 years, 11 months ago

Entering Beijing’s Olympics bubble is a surreal experience

Associated Press  

BEIJING — For the thousands of athletes, journalists and others descending on Beijing for the Winter Olympics, China’s strict pandemic measures are creating a surreal and at times anxious experience. “I know the only experience of Beijing I’m going to experience is the Beijing I will see out of my bus window and my hotel window,” said Associated Press photo …

EXPLAINER: How COVID tests, isolation will work at Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: How COVID tests, isolation will work at Olympics

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Athletes and others headed to the Olympics face a multitude of COVID-19 testing hurdles as organizers seek to catch any infections early and keep the virus at bay. A positive test could mean athletes sitting out the Beijing Games — perhaps even if they’re no longer contagious. They eased the testing threshold that requires isolation but said …

China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience
2 years, 11 months ago

China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Repeated COVID-19 testing of millions of Beijing residents is starting to test the patience of some as the city clamps down on the virus ahead of the coming Winter Olympics. A third round of mass testing that started Wednesday for the the 2 million residents of Fengtai district drew complaints online and from residents bundled up against the …

China's Olympics COVID measures test residents' patience
2 years, 11 months ago

China's Olympics COVID measures test residents' patience

LA Times  

Repeated coronavirus testing of millions of Beijing residents is starting to test the patience of some as the city clamps down ahead of the Winter Olympics. I asked the question to the staff and they said, ‘Under the principle of testing everyone who should be tested, just do it since you are here.’” As health workers set up multiple testing …

Ahead of Olympics, abrupt lockdowns loom over Beijing life
2 years, 11 months ago

Ahead of Olympics, abrupt lockdowns loom over Beijing life

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Beijing residents are coping with abrupt local lockdowns and sweeping COVID-19 testing requirements as the Chinese capital seeks to prevent a coronavirus outbreak ahead of the Winter Olympics that opens in less than two weeks. “We are close to the Olympic Village and if they want to test everyone ahead of the games, we understand, but now the …

China media say foreign parcels suspected in new COVID infections
2 years, 11 months ago

China media say foreign parcels suspected in new COVID infections

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIJING: Chinese state media report parcels mailed from overseas may have spread the omicron variant of the coronavirus in Beijing and elsewhere. The report Tuesday said investigators found people newly infected had picked up packages mailed from Canada and the U.S. China has locked down parts of Beijing’s Haidian district following the detection of three cases, just weeks before the …

China media say foreign parcels suspected in new infections
2 years, 11 months ago

China media say foreign parcels suspected in new infections

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese state media report parcels …

Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to selected spectators
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to selected spectators

India TV News  

Highlights China has largely avoided major virus outbreaks with a regimen of lockdowns, mass testing for COVID. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics which are set to begin from February 4th will permit only selected spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Monday. Monday's announcement posted on the organizing committee's website confirmed expectations that the Winter Games would have few …

Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to ‘selected’ spectators
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to ‘selected’ spectators

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Only “selected” spectators will be permitted at next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Monday. Monday’s announcement posted on the organizing committee’s website confirmed expectations that the Winter Games would have few onlookers at the venues, under even more strict conditions than imposed during last year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo. China has largely avoided …

Beijing Winter Olympics: China cancels plans to sell tickets to public
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics: China cancels plans to sell tickets to public

The Hindu  

China on Monday cancelled plans to sell tickets to the public for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, allowing only invitees to view the action as part of strict virus control measures. Games organisers last year said there would be no international spectators -- partly due to the country's weeks-long quarantine requirements -- but they had promised to allow domestic audiences. …

Beijing locks down office building weeks before Olympics over single Omicron case
2 years, 11 months ago

Beijing locks down office building weeks before Olympics over single Omicron case

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong CNN — At an office building in China’s capital on Sunday, masked Covid control personnel lugged boxes of pillows and bedding through the closely guarded …

Explained: How China plans to host 'Zero COVID' Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years ago

Explained: How China plans to host 'Zero COVID' Beijing Winter Olympics

Firstpost  

Athletes and other participants including team staff and journalists need to be fully vaccinated. Participants will have to go into isolation at a dedicated hotel, if they test positive but remain asymptomatic Beijing: Athletes will need to be vaccinated or face a long quarantine take tests daily and wear masks when not competing or training. Yes, athletes and other participants …

Clap, don’t chant: China aims for ‘Zero COVID’ Olympics
3 years ago

Clap, don’t chant: China aims for ‘Zero COVID’ Olympics

Associated Press  

Athletes will need to be vaccinated — or face a long quarantine — take tests daily and wear masks when not competing or training. Yes, athletes and other participants including team staff and news media need to be fully vaccinated to be allowed in the designated Olympic areas without completing a 21-day quarantine. Mogul skier Hannah Soar said she’s avoiding …

Here's How The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Aims To Combat COVID
3 years ago

Here's How The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Aims To Combat COVID

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Athletes will need to be vaccinated — or face a long quarantine — take tests daily and wear masks when not competing or training. Yes, athletes and other participants including team staff and news media need to be fully vaccinated to be allowed in the designated Olympic areas without completing a 21-day quarantine. Mogul skier Hannah Soar …

China Faces Omicron Test Weeks Ahead Of Beijing Olympics
3 years ago

China Faces Omicron Test Weeks Ahead Of Beijing Olympics

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TAIPEI, Taiwan — Just weeks before hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, China is battling multiple coronavirus outbreaks in half a dozen cities, with the one closest to the capital driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant. In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a worker wearing a protective suit swabs for a coronavirus test at …

Covid scare: Omicron test for China right ahead of Beijing Olympics
3 years ago

Covid scare: Omicron test for China right ahead of Beijing Olympics

India Today  

Just weeks before hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, China is battling multiple coronavirus outbreaks in half a dozen cities, with the one closest to the capital, driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant. Beijing’s Olympic bubble is even stricter than Tokyo’s, which was mostly effective in stopping transmission, despite some leakages, said Kenji Shibuya, research director at the Tokyo Foundation …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic chiefs urge participants to be 'extra vigilant'
3 years ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic chiefs urge participants to be 'extra vigilant'

Firstpost  

As at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, postponed by a year to 2021, the IOC will bid to reach a balance between health and safety and sporting fairness. Lausanne, Switzerland: Olympic chiefs on Wednesday urged all participants at next month’s Winter Games in Beijing to be “extra vigilant” as Covid-19 infections hit unprecedented case levels in several countries. Everything is on …

Beijing Seals Off Its Winter Olympic 'Bubble'
3 years ago

Beijing Seals Off Its Winter Olympic 'Bubble'

News 18  

Beijing sealed up its Winter Olympic “bubble” on Tuesday, preparing the Games venues, transport and staff for the world’s strictest mass sporting event since the global pandemic. Starting Tuesday, thousands of Games-related staff, volunteers, cleaners, cooks and coach drivers will be cocooned for weeks in the so-called “closed loop” with no direct physical access to the outside world. In an …

Beijing seals off its Winter Olympic 'bubble' as it prepares for strictest sporting event since pandemic
3 years ago

Beijing seals off its Winter Olympic 'bubble' as it prepares for strictest sporting event since pandemic

Firstpost  

China, where the virus emerged toward the end of 2019, has pursued a zero-tolerance strategy on COVID-19 and is taking the same approach to limit the pandemic’s potential impact on the February 4-20 Winter Olympics and subsequent Paralympics. Beijing sealed up its Winter Olympic “bubble” on Tuesday, preparing the Games venues, transport and staff for the world’s strictest mass sporting …

A month from Winter Olympics, Beijing seals off games ‘bubble’
3 years ago

A month from Winter Olympics, Beijing seals off games ‘bubble’

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of games-related staff, volunteers, cleaners, cooks and coach drivers to be cocooned for weeks in so-called ‘closed loop’. A month away from hosting the Winter Olympics, Beijing has sealed off its games “bubble” for what is expected to be the world’s strictest mass sporting event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting on Tuesday, thousands of games-related staff, …

China reports spike in COVID-19 cases ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years ago

China reports spike in COVID-19 cases ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics

Firstpost  

Though China has controlled the contagion by drastically limiting international travel, sporadic clusters of cases continued to surface in different parts of the country, putting its Zero COVID policy under stress Beijing: China has reported 206 new COVID-19 cases, including 158 domestically transmitted ones, in a sudden spike ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics which will be held in February …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: China adopts zero-Covid strategy, to implement closed loop, other strict measures
3 years ago

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: China adopts zero-Covid strategy, to implement closed loop, other strict measures

Firstpost  

China, where the virus emerged towards the end of 2019, has pursued a “zero-Covid” strategy and is taking the same no-nonsense approach to the 4-20 February Olympics. AFP Sport looks at what measures athletes and others can expect to face in the “bubble” and how that compares to last summer’s virus-delayed Tokyo Games. Organisers hope to limit the spread of …

Beijing Winter Games: US Olympians to be briefed on Chinese law
3 years ago

Beijing Winter Games: US Olympians to be briefed on Chinese law

Firstpost  

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said it is preparing athletes and officials “unlike any other” amid coronavirus concerns and criticism of China’s human rights record. Los Angeles: The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Friday that it is preparing athletes and officials for a 2022 Beijing Winter Games “unlike any other” amid continuing coronavirus concerns and criticism of China’s …

Beijing Olympic athletes and their garbage face restrictions
3 years, 1 month ago

Beijing Olympic athletes and their garbage face restrictions

The Independent  

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Beijing Winter Olympics: Venue restricted to 20% capacity over COVID-19 fears, says state media
3 years, 2 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics: Venue restricted to 20% capacity over COVID-19 fears, says state media

Firstpost  

With less than 100 days to go to the Games, China is bracing for a major challenge to its zero-COVID strategy as thousands of international athletes and officials descend on its capital after months of strict border controls. Beijing, China: A major Beijing Winter Olympics venue will only let in one-fifth the spectators it normally holds due to COVID-19 fears, …

Two athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events
3 years, 2 months ago

Two athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events

The Hindu  

Organizers of February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing said on Friday that two foreign athletes had tested positive for COVID-19 in ongoing test events for the Games. The two who tested positive are among 1,500 competitors and staff who have come into the country since the test events began in early October, said Huang Chun, the deputy director-general of the pandemic …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: More than 1 million people apply to enter city’s Olympic bubble
3 years, 2 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: More than 1 million people apply to enter city’s Olympic bubble

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong CNN — Enthusiasm for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is building in China, with people clamoring for spots as volunteer workers – even as restrictions …

Winter Olympics 2022: Beijing marks 100-day countdown but boycott calls, virus weigh
3 years, 2 months ago

Winter Olympics 2022: Beijing marks 100-day countdown but boycott calls, virus weigh

Firstpost  

The Chinese capital in February will become the first host of a Summer and Winter Games and last week welcomed the Olympic flame with a low-key ceremony as the main event swings into view. ‘Wrong choice’ Days after activists targeted the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece, NBA player Enes Kanter branded President Xi Jinping a “brutal dictator” and condemned China’s policies …

Beijing Winter Olympics only with spectators from mainland China, says IOC
3 years, 3 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics only with spectators from mainland China, says IOC

The Hindu  

Tickets for the Beijing 2022 winter Olympics will be sold to spectators from mainland China only, while athletes and other participants not fully vaccinated must spend 21 days in quarantine ahead of the Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. Organisers of the Beijing Games have informed the IOC's Executive Board 2022 of the principles to deliver "safe and …

Overseas spectators banned from attending Beijing winter Olympics in 2022
3 years, 3 months ago

Overseas spectators banned from attending Beijing winter Olympics in 2022

Hindustan Times  

Overseas fans have been banned from attending the Beijing 2022 winter Olympics while all unvaccinated athletes will be quarantined for 21 days ahead of the games, scheduled to begin on February 4. All domestic and international Games participants and workforce will be tested daily for Covid-19, the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee told the International Olympic Committee in a presentation on …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics tickets restricted to people living in China, no overseas spectators allowed
3 years, 3 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics tickets restricted to people living in China, no overseas spectators allowed

ABC  

Tickets for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be sold to spectators from mainland China only, while unvaccinated athletes must spend 21 days in quarantine ahead of the Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. Key points: Vaccination is not mandatory for the Beijing Games but unvaccinated athletes are required to quarantine for 21 days before competition The fully …

Organizers detail COVID-19 rules for Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years, 3 months ago

Organizers detail COVID-19 rules for Beijing Winter Olympics

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A 21-day quarantine for non-fully vaccinated athletes, officials and workers at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. “Games participants who are not fully vaccinated will have to serve a 21-day quarantine upon arrival in Beijing,” the IOC said in a statement. Olympic athletes can ask to avoid quarantine, the IOC said, for a “justified medical exemption” — a phrase …

Overseas fans banned from 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years, 3 months ago

Overseas fans banned from 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Al Jazeera  

The Olympic Committee welcomed the decision to have Chinese spectators for the February event after Tokyo games were held with empty stadiums due to COVID-19 restrictions. Next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing will be held without fans from overseas with tickets restricted to fans living in China because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Olympic Committee has announced. The IOC …

IOC urges Olympic teams to ask for more vaccines
3 years, 3 months ago

IOC urges Olympic teams to ask for more vaccines

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic teams were urged Friday to contact the IOC about getting more vaccines ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, which will be held in the country where the coronavirus outbreak started. “I would like to encourage those National Olympic Committees who require additional vaccine doses … to inform our NOC relations department as soon as possible …

IOC urges Olympic teams to ask for Chinese vaccines
3 years, 3 months ago

IOC urges Olympic teams to ask for Chinese vaccines

The Independent  

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