The norovirus infections of female lions have also made headlines in Sweden.
The Women’s Lions’ Olympic tournament begins on Thursday against Canada. PDO
The Finnish women’s national ice hockey team announced on Thursday that four of the team’s players have norovirus. It was not known where the disease had been contracted in the lioness.
However, on Tuesday, the official Instagram account of the Lions published a video in which the team celebrated in a cheerful atmosphere in a restaurant in Milan with karaoke.
Member of the Swedish women’s national ice hockey team Hanna Olsson emphasized that in the ranks of the blue-and-yellows, they try to prevent getting sick by all means.
– We received information from our team doctor about how we should act, Olsson said For Expressen.
According to the striker, the Swedish team aims to be professional.
– You have to be smart, Olsson emphasized.
It can be read between the lines that in the Swedish camp, a karaoke night in a restaurant right before the games is not considered a very smart solution to avoid diseases.
by Hilda Svensson according to the Swedish team, they try to keep safety intervals.
– Right now you have to keep your distance from most people and wash your hands. And maybe now there is no need to hug, Svensson states.
The Swedish women’s national team will stay in the same competition village as the Naisleijonien. Our western neighbor’s team leader Fredrik Joulamo told Expressen that the Swedish team immediately took action when the information about the Finns’ stomach disease spread.
Joulamo himself was in direct contact with the Finnish leadership.
– We are trying to find out which routes they take [Naisleijonat] use, which elevators they use, how they operate in the laundry room and other common areas. We have had a good discussion, Joulamo said.
The Swedish team tries by all means to avoid contact with other countries.
– We use hand sanitizer and wash our hands very carefully. We can’t really do anything else, Joulamo said.
The Women’s Lions’ Olympic tournament starts on Thursday against Canada at 10:10 p.m.
The story was updated with Joulamo’s comments at 9:09 am.
