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Karolos Grohmann

Eleven Beijing Games personnel in hospital with COVID, none serious

A staff member wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), stands behind baggage claim zone at Beijing Capital International Airport ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, China, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Eleven Beijing Olympics-related personnel have been hospitalised with COVID-19 in the Chinese capital since Jan. 23 out of a total of 232 positive cases, Brian McCloskey, chair of the Beijing 2022 medical expert panel, said on Wednesday.

Organisers recorded 32 cases in the past 24 hours, 15 of them new airport arrivals.

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