In total, China has conducted more than 1.85 million corona tests since January 23 on athletes, coaches, officials, journalists and other stakeholders who were within the closed ‘bubble’ of the Games. Foreigners were immediately tested upon arrival at Beijing airport. All participants had to be tested daily during their stay in China. It yielded a total of 437 positive results: 265 at the airport and 172 in the ‘bubble’. In 98 cases it concerned an athlete and 87 times a team official. The other 252 cases are other ‘stakeholders’, as the organization describes it.
The Winter Games officially ended on Sunday. The Dutch athletes who have been in action in recent days will arrive at Schiphol on Monday afternoon. The medal winners are immediately honored in Amsterdam.
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