2 Athletes COVID-19 Positive in Beijing Games Warmup Events

2 Athletes COVID-19 Positive in Beijing Games Warmup Events
A journalist takes pictures of a display at the exhibition center for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Yaqing district on in Beijing, China, on Feb. 5, 2021. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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China reported on Nov. 12 that two foreign athletes tested positive for COVID-19 in ongoing test events for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

The two competitors were sent to a special quarantine hotel, said Huang Chun, the deputy director general of the pandemic prevention office for the Games. He stated that they are allowed to continue training but have to receive nucleic acid tests twice a day, stay in separate rooms, and eat meals alone.