Canadian Olympic Committee update on COVID-19 testing at Beijing 2022

BEIJING (January 28, 2022) – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has announced plans for sharing information related to COVID-19 cases or potential cases at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

“Beginning February 4th, the COC will provide a daily update of the number of members of the Team Canada delegation in COVID-19 protocols in our daily recaps. Before then, due to travel requirements, we will provide updates when we can. Members of Team Canada’s delegation include athletes, coaches, NSO staff and mission team.

Note that because there will likely be persistent shedders among the delegation, we will not be sharing names in these updates. In the event of a confirmed positive case that results in an athlete being unable to compete, we will respect the athlete’s privacy and not announce their name without their consent. In the event they do wish to disclose their situation, we will work with them to do so.” 

Current status:

“Currently five out of the 246 members of the Team Canada delegation in Beijing are in COVID-19 protocols. We are following the Beijing 2022 Playbook rules. Part of our strategy was to arrive early to allow time for confirmation testing and, if necessary, the Medical Expert Panel process to unfold. Because there will likely be persistent shedders among the delegation, we will not be sharing names at this time. Members of Team Canada’s delegation include athletes, coaches and mission team.” 

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Josh Su
Team Canada’s Press Operations Lead
C: 647-464-4060
E: jsu@olympic.ca 

Thomas Hall
Team Canada’s Communications Lead and Press Secretary
C: 514-709-1054
E: thall@olympic.ca