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 so that we can put the necessary arrangements in place,” IOC president Thomas Bach said Friday in a letter to Olympic teams. Bach noted the “excellent cooperation that we are enjoying with our Chinese partners and friends, as well as the relevant Chinese health authorities.” Though Bach’s letter referred to “the athletes of these Olympic Games that will send this message of the unifying power of sport to the world.” It did not acknowledge global concerns about human rights issues in China. His letter was published on the day Beijing organizers unveiled their Games slogan “Together for a Shared Future.” ___ More AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2020-tokyo-olympics and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

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Official calls for anti-doping vigilance
4 months ago

Official calls for anti-doping vigilance

China Daily  

A mobilization conference for the Paralympians attending the Paris Games is held in Beijing on Aug 20, 2024. A senior sports official reiterated China's zero-tolerance approach toward doping on Tuesday while seeing off the Chinese Paralympic delegation heading to the Paris Paralympic Games, and urged the athletes to earn respect through strength and integrity. Speaking at a mobilization conference for …

Olympics Sees 40-Plus COVID Cases as Global Infections Rise: WHO
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympics Sees 40-Plus COVID Cases as Global Infections Rise: WHO

Deccan Chronicle  

Geneva: More than 40 athletes at the Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19, highlighting a new global rise in cases as vaccination coverage plunges, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Data from 84 countries shows that the percentage of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes Covid-19 disease -- "has been rising for several weeks", she told …

Beijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback
2 years, 5 months ago

Beijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. While not explicitly saying it had dropped the plan, a city official was quoted in state media late Thursday saying that people could enter venues with a negative virus test result …

Australia Says It Won't Send Athletes to Asian Games in China
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia Says It Won't Send Athletes to Asian Games in China

News 18  

Australia said Sunday it will not be sending athletes to this year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE The Olympic Council of Asia had invited a total of 300 athletes and 150 support staff from nations in Oceania to participate for the first …

Beijing Winter Paralympics open after athlete ban controversy
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics open after athlete ban controversy

Al Jazeera  

International Olympic Committee called on sporting federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Athletes paraded through Beijing’s national stadium as the Winter Paralympics opened after a storm of controversy surrounding the banning of Russian and Belarusian athletes due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. But on Friday, focus returned to the competition as Chinese President Xi …

Safety first approach is big Winter Olympics winner
2 years, 9 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, 9 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 …

COVID remains the most formidable, frightening foe at Beijing Olympics
2 years, 10 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 …

ROC at Beijing 2022: What is it and how can Russian athletes compete at the Olympics?
2 years, 10 months ago

ROC at Beijing 2022: What is it and how can Russian athletes compete at the Olympics?

CNN  

CNN — Eagle-eyed viewers watching the 2022 Beijing Games will once again notice a now familiar acronym – ROC, which stands for the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia banned, but ‘clean’ athletes given lifeline In December 2017, a little over two months before the start of the Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee announced an unprecedented ban on Russia competing in …

China’s Olympics COVID measures test residents’ patience
2 years, 10 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 …

Beijing sees uptick in COVID cases ahead of Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing sees uptick in COVID cases ahead of Olympics

The Hindu  

The Chinese capital reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as it began a third round of mass testing of millions of people in the run-up to the Winter Olympics. The mass testing announcement, made late Tuesday by Beijing's Fengtai district on its social media account, prompted complaints from some residents who were asked to line up yet again outside …

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. …

Explained: How China plans to host 'Zero COVID' Beijing Winter Olympics
2 years, 11 months 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
2 years, 11 months 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 …

Anti-coronavirus measures tightened across China
2 years, 11 months ago

Anti-coronavirus measures tightened across China

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China further tightened its anti-pandemic measures in Beijing and across the country on Friday as scattered outbreaks continued ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics in a little over two weeks. The city of Tianjin, about an hour from the capital, has ordered a third round of mass testing starting Saturday morning to be completed within 24 …

Covid scare: Omicron test for China right ahead of Beijing Olympics
2 years, 11 months 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 …

IOC assures teams Winter Olympics in Beijing will go ahead
2 years, 11 months ago

IOC assures teams Winter Olympics in Beijing will go ahead

The Hindu  

A day after Switzerland’s team leader asked for talks about possibly postponing the Beijing Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, the IOC promised officials worldwide on Wednesday the Winter Games will go ahead as planned. The International Olympic Committee also promised case-by-case assessments of athletes who recover after testing positive for COVID-19 ahead of travelling to China, the Swiss team …

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic chiefs urge participants to be 'extra vigilant'
2 years, 11 months 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 …

China’s zero-Covid strategy stretched to breaking point ahead of winter Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

China’s zero-Covid strategy stretched to breaking point ahead of winter Olympics

The Telegraph  

Basic food supplies and patience are running low in Xi’an after two weeks of lockdown. Omicron and China’s inadequate vaccine against the fast-spreading variant risks pushing the country’s zero-Covid strategy to breaking point, as it runs out of time to stamp out cases ahead of athletes arriving for the Winter Olympics next month. Xi has not left China in two …

Beijing Seals Off Its Winter Olympic 'Bubble'
2 years, 11 months 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 …

China reports spike in COVID-19 cases ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
2 years, 11 months 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 …

IOC 'respects' US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years ago

IOC 'respects' US diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Firstpost  

The IOC said the US government’s announcement had made it “clear that the Olympic Games and the participation of the athletes are beyond politics and we welcome this”. Lausanne, Switzerland: The International Olympic Committee said on Monday it respected the US government’s announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. “The support for the athletes and the …

Beijing Winter Olympics: Venue restricted to 20% capacity over COVID-19 fears, says state media
3 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 …

Winter Olympics: USA to have plenty of mental health support in Beijing
3 years, 2 months ago

Winter Olympics: USA to have plenty of mental health support in Beijing

The Hindu  

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said on Monday, it will have several mental health resources in place at the 2022 Beijing Olympics to help protect the well-being of its entire delegation. "We learned a lot in the Tokyo Games and are looking forward to Beijing to better understand what our athletes are needing around mental health," Jessica Bartley, …

Beijing 2022 ready to deliver athlete-centered Games
3 years, 2 months ago

Beijing 2022 ready to deliver athlete-centered Games

China Daily  

Non-contact measures are implemented at the medal ceremony during last week's speed skating test competition. XINHUA With the 100-day countdown to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics around the corner, organizers are in close discussions with relevant parties and stakeholders about COVID-19 countermeasures to ensure that the Games remain athlete-centered. Huang Chun, deputy director general of the Pandemic Prevention and Control …

Beijing Winter Olympics only with spectators from mainland China, says IOC
3 years, 2 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 …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics tickets restricted to people living in China, no overseas spectators allowed
3 years, 2 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 …

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be open to fans – if they live in China
3 years, 2 months ago

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be open to fans – if they live in China

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be open to spectators – but only if they live in mainland China, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday, as organizers gave a first glimpse into the country’s plans to hold the event while enforcing a strict zero-Covid strategy. Under Covid-19 protocols unveiled by the IOC, the Games will be …

Organizers detail COVID-19 rules for Beijing Winter Olympics
3 years, 2 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, 2 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 …

Vaccine mandate for USA's Beijing hopefuls
3 years, 3 months ago

Vaccine mandate for USA's Beijing hopefuls

China Daily  

File photo: Nurse Theresa Gratton administers a COVID-19 vaccination into the arm of Special Olympics athlete Ryan Leong during a vaccination clinic for Special Olympics athletes, coaches and family members at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California on April 8, 2021. Team USA athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a …

USOPC will require Covid-19 vaccine for all US athletes at Beijing Games
3 years, 3 months ago

USOPC will require Covid-19 vaccine for all US athletes at Beijing Games

CNN  

Reuters — The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee on Wednesday said all US athletes hoping to compete at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19. “Effective Nov. 1, 2021, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee will require all USOPC staff, athletes and those utilizing USOPC facilities – including the training centers – to be …

Tokyo Olympics didn’t worsen Covid-19 spread, data suggest
3 years, 3 months ago

Tokyo Olympics didn’t worsen Covid-19 spread, data suggest

Live Mint  

TOKYO : Initial data suggest that the spectator-free Tokyo Olympics didn’t exacerbate the Covid-19 outbreak in Japan, providing organizers of the Winter Games in China in February with one template for hosting the event. The findings leave open the possibility that Olympic visitors brought a new form of Covid-19 into Japan, although the institute said it didn’t see that mutation …

Asian Youth Games in China postponed to 2022 due to COVID
3 years, 3 months ago

Asian Youth Games in China postponed to 2022 due to COVID

The Hindu  

The Asian Youth Games, organised by the Olympic Council of Asia, have been postponed to December 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local authorities said on Wednesday. The statement did not offer details on the reasons behind the delay, but said the decision came after in-depth discussions among the Olympic Council of Asia, the Chinese Olympic Committee and a local …

Tokyo weighs use of Olympic venues as temporary medical facilities: report
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo weighs use of Olympic venues as temporary medical facilities: report

The Hindu  

Authorities in the Japanese capital are considering plans to convert some of the city's Olympics and Paralympics venues into temporary medical facilities as they combat soaring COVID-19 infections that have piled pressure on the healthcare system. Medical experts have urged temporary use of facilities owned by the Tokyo government, such as the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, site of swimming competitions, and …

Tokyo's Olympic fears give way to acceptance, to a point
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo's Olympic fears give way to acceptance, to a point

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. “Having the games in the middle of the pandemic …

Tokyo’s Olympic fears give way to acceptance, to a point
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo’s Olympic fears give way to acceptance, to a point

Associated Press  

TOKYO — When the Tokyo Olympics began during a worsening pandemic in Japan, the majority of the host nation was in opposition, with Emperor Naruhito dropping the word “celebrating” from his opening declaration of welcome. But once the Games got underway and local media switched to covering Japanese athletes’ “medal rush,” many Japanese were won over. “Having the games in …

Delta Variant Challenges China's Costly Lockdown Strategy
3 years, 4 months ago

Delta Variant Challenges China's Costly Lockdown Strategy

News 18  

As the highly contagious variant pushes leaders in the United States, Australia and elsewhere to renew restrictions, President Xi Jinpings government is fighting the most serious outbreak since last year's peak in Wuhan. That zero tolerance strategy of quarantining every case and trying to block new infections from abroad helped to contain last years outbreak and has kept China largely …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Four new COVID-19 cases in Games Village, two of them athletes
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Four new COVID-19 cases in Games Village, two of them athletes

Firstpost  

Tokyo: Four residents of the Olympic Games village, including two athletes, are among the seven new COVID-19 cases that the event organisers announced on Tuesday. Rojer and his doubles partner Wesley Koolhof, who were scheduled to play Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus of New Zealand, pulled out of their second-round match on Monday following Rojer’s positive test result. The contingents …

Tokyo Olympics: Organisers report 4 new Covid-19 cases in Games village, two of them athletes
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Organisers report 4 new Covid-19 cases in Games village, two of them athletes

India Today  

The Tokyo Olympics organisers on Tuesday announced that four residents of the Olympic Games village, including two athletes, are among the seven new Covid-19 cases reported. Rojer and his doubles partner Wesley Koolhof, who were scheduled to play Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus of New Zealand, pulled out of their second-round match on Monday following Rojer''s the positive test result. …

The Pandemic Olympics, Vaccine Misinformation, and More Coronavirus News
54 years, 11 months ago

The Pandemic Olympics, Vaccine Misinformation, and More Coronavirus News

Wired  

The pandemic Olympics, vaccine misinformation, and reinstated Covid-19 passes. Headlines The Olympics could be a Covid-19 ‘super-evolutionary’ event A year later than planned, the 2020 Summer Olympics kicked off in Tokyo today. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga recently admitted that it’s been hard to drum up enthusiasm among Japanese citizens amid pandemic fears. Vaccine misinformation and hesitancy keep inoculation rates down …

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