Coronavirus infections among athletes continue to jeopardize medal hopes in Beijing, with the opening ceremony in less than a day.
According to the Beijing Organizing Committee’s Covid tracker, 26 new infections among athletes and team officials were reported as of Thursday. The number of total confirmed positive cases is now 287.
The Ukrainian figure skater Ivan Shmuratko tested positive for Covid, sidelining him from the men’s component of the team figure skating event on Friday and preventing Ukraine from accumulating any points. The Ukrainian Olympic Committee said it hoped that Shmuratko, who is making his Olympic debut, could recover in time for the start of the men’s individual competition on Tuesday.