Original title: International Olympic Committee: Winter Olympics readiness closed loop is safe
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 12 (Reporter Ji Ye Wang Meng) As one of the leaders of the advance team sent by the International Olympic Committee to the Beijing Winter Olympics, Pierre Ducre, the running director of the Olympic Department of the International Olympic Committee, has been in Beijing. In a week, he said at an online press conference on the evening of the 12th that the Beijing Winter Olympics are all ready in terms of venue quality, service level, and people’s hospitality and helpfulness. It also feels very safe inside the closed loop.
In the context of epidemic prevention and control, the Beijing Winter Olympics will start the trial operation of closed-loop management during the competition from the 4th to the 22nd of this month. Ducre said that during the week he arrived in Beijing, he had already carried out a lot of work together with representatives of international sports organizations. “We are currently in the pre-match stage and are happy that everything looks ready. We can confirm that, as in the test matches, the competition area of the stadium is very good and we will have an exciting event in Beijing.”
Speaking of epidemic prevention and control, Ducre said that the second edition of the Winter Olympics “Epidemic Prevention Manual” has been strictly implemented under closed-loop management. He emphasized that nucleic acid testing is required before the Olympic-related personnel depart for Beijing, and nucleic acid testing will be carried out as soon as possible after arriving in Beijing, which can prevent the epidemic from entering the closed loop of the Winter Olympics to the greatest extent. Within the closed loop, people are vaccinated, receive nucleic acid tests every day and wear N95 masks. “At the moment, it seems that the closed loop is very safe.”
“Just like the whole preparation stage, the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and the local government are very willing to cooperate with us, and the epidemic prevention policy we have worked hard to formulate is now being implemented, and it is constantly being improved every day and every hour. In short, whether it is The quality of the venue, the level of service, and the hospitality and helpfulness of the people. All the people who came to Beijing left a very good impression on the trial operation of closed-loop management during the game, which will help all relevant parties to successfully complete the pre-match preparation tasks. ,” Ducre said.
The Beijing Winter Olympics will begin on February 4.
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