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Winter Olympics: 21 new Covid-19 cases reported in past 24 hours

The total number of confirmed cases among Games participants since Jan. 23 was 308, among them six unnamed athletes of the German Olympic team

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A total of 21 new COVID-19 infections were found among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb. 3, down from 55 a day earlier, Games organisers said ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.

Hours before the Winter Olympics officially get under way, the total number of confirmed cases among Games participants since Jan. 23 was 308, among them six unnamed athletes of the German Olympic team, who tested positive after their arrival on Thursday.

They have now gone into isolation and are undergoing further PCR tests, the German team said.

An Australian athlete and an official also had to follow COVID-19 protocols after

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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