24 new COVID-19 cases detected among Beijing Winter Olympics personnel, organisers say

BEIJING: The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organising Committee said on Tuesday (Feb 1) that a total of 24 new COVID-19 cases were detected among Games-related personnel on Jan 31.

Eighteen of the cases were found among new airport arrivals, according to a notice on the Beijing 2022 official website.

Six others were among those already in the "closed loop" bubble that separates all event personnel from the public, five of whom were classified as either an athlete or a team official, the notice said.

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