Sanitary bubbles have been set up around the Olympic venues, one month before the start of the Winter Games.
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The WHO estimated, Thursday, January 6, that with the measures “very firm” taken in China against Covid-19, there was “no particular risk” that the Beijing Olympics can be held from February 4 to 20.
“Taking into account the information at our disposal, the measures put in place for the Games are very strict and very firm”Michael Ryan, head of emergency operations at the World Health Organization, said when asked about it at a press conference.
“We will continue to monitor the situation but, at this stage, given the arrangements made by the organizers for the athletes, we do not believe that there is any particular risk in hosting or organizing the Games, but it is evident that all measures put in place will be subject to constant review “he added, stressing that China had known “major outbreaks” of Covid-19 in recent weeks.
Just one month before the start of the events which promise to be the most closely watched in the pandemic era, an anti-Covid health bubble was put in place around the sites of the Beijing Olympic Games, to prevent any contact between people. from abroad and the local population.
But the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday called on Games participants to “extreme vigilance”while the current wave of Covid could prevent some qualified from flying to China.