Olympics-Beijing Games competitors to face daily COVID-19 tests, remain in closed loop


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BEIJING (Reuters) – Competitors in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be subject to daily tests for COVID-19 and will be required to remain in a closed loop that includes transport between the various games venues, organisers said in guidelines released on Monday. China, where measures to tackle COVID-19 are among the world’s strictest, has already said international spectators will not be allowed to enter the country for the Games which will run from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20. China has all-but shut its borders to international travellers, with the number of international flights drastically reduced from pre-COVID levels, and...