Over the past 24 hours, eleven new cases of COVID-19 were detected among new arrivals in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
"142 participants of the Games arrived yesterday, 65 of them were athletes. We have detected 11 positive tests, seven of which are in athletes, as well as four team members," Director of Epidemic Prevention and Control Office of Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, Huang Chun told reporters.
After testing COVID positive in Beijing, Papua New Guinea's prime minister James Marape was forced to return to his country.
Marape had to cancel the scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and a visit to France for the One Ocean Summit hosted by President Emmanuel Macron from February 9-11.
The Games that kicked off on February 4 will end on February 20.
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