Beijing Olympics Competitors to Face Daily COVID-19 Tests, Remain in Closed Loop

Beijing Olympics Competitors to Face Daily COVID-19 Tests, Remain in Closed Loop
The Olympic flame burns in a cauldron at the ceremony in Beijing, China, on Oct. 20, 2021. Tingshu Wang/Reuters
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BEIJING—Competitors in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be subject to daily tests for COVID-19 and will be required to remain in a closed loop that includes transport between the various games venues, organizers said in guidelines released on Monday.

The Chinese regime has already said international spectators will not be allowed to enter the country for the Games which will run from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20.