The Beijing Olympic Games Organizing Committee has revealed that the test for the new coronavirus, which is being carried out as an infection control measure, was the first positive result from a person on the national team.

The positive result was a test conducted at the Beijing airport on the 23rd.


According to the Beijing Olympic Games Organizing Committee, of the 529 tests conducted at the airport on the 23rd, one from the national team officials and three from the other officials gave a positive result. ..


This is the first time that a person related to the national team has been judged positive, but the Organizing Committee has not disclosed the affiliation or nationality of the person who became positive.



In addition, in the so-called "bubble" that avoided contact between the people involved in the tournament and outsiders, 38,441 tests were conducted on the 23rd, and two new positives were confirmed. ..


As a result, from the 4th to the 23rd of this month, 43 cases were tested positive at the airport, and 35 cases were found within the so-called "bubble".