Third Foreign Athlete COVID-19 Positive in Beijing

Athletes take part in an ice hockey training session as health workers (top) stand by during a 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games test event, at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Nov. 11, 2021. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images

China reported on Nov. 18 a third COVID-19 case among foreign athletes in warmup events for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

The athlete tested positive on Nov. 14 and has been sent to a quarantine hotel, Zhao Weidong, the spokesperson of the Winter Games, told reporters at Thursday’s briefing.