The crowd screamingfor theincredible featsachieved. The athletes, the main protagonists, huggingand handshaking each other, even if they do not share the same team or nationality.These imagesmay be attributed to any sporting event… before 2020. TheCOVID-19 pandemic has forcedthe human race to change its ways to do things, and theBeijing 2022 Winter Olympics will not be the exemption
China has the responsibilityto guaranteethere will be all the conditions to celebrate the24 editionof the Winter Olympics. FromFebruary 4 to February 20, 109 eventswill be heldamong 15 disciplines of 7 different sports: biathlon, bobsledding, curling, ice hockey, luge, skating, and skiing.
Controllingand takingcare of 3000 athletes will be massive work for the organizers, that have to be very careful to prevent any possible contagion scenario. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be the very first to be organized in China, the secondOlympic eventheldin that country, afterthe 2008 Summer Olympics, and the thirdin a row to be celebrated in East Asia.
The Zero COVID-19 plan for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
The arrival to China. Every athlete, staff, or managerwhoarrivesatthe 2022 Winter Olympicswillneed to proveto be fully vaccinatedor surpassa 21-day long quarantineto be authorized to entertheOlympic areassuch as the Village, venues, and so on. Also, twonegative freshtestsmust be shownbefore boarding the flightto Beijing.
Once arrived at thecity airport, any Olympicpeoplewill be testedthrough nasal and throatswabs. The results must be expectedfor six hoursat designated lodgings. If the results are negative, the door of the Olympic areas opens.
Thevirus-freebubble. Tokeep the Olympic community free of COVID-19 daily testingwill be requiredthrough throat swabs. Then, the use ofmasks with no less than 95 % of protectionwill be mandatory bothin indoorand openareas.Wheresocial distancingis not possibletalking is not allowed.
Patrick Roest dutch skater. (Douwe Bijlsma/BSR Agency/Getty Images
Beijing 2022 the silent Winter Olympics. Only Chinese fans will be authorized, however, thenoisewill not. It is known thatCOVID-19 isspread via the emission of dropletsso the attendant crowdwill be askednot to shoutbut to clap instead.
The COVID-19 positive cases.If any member of the Olympic communitytest positive for the virus two scenarios are possible. Theasymptomaticoneswill be isolatedin a designed hotel, and will not be allowed to leavetheir rooms.Those with symptomswill be sent to a hospital to remain there. Both cases will need two consecutive days with negative tests to leave isolation.
