No overseas fans at Beijing Olympics as organisers unveil coronavirus rules
- Non-fully vaccinated athletes, officials and workers for the 2022 Winter Games will face a 21-day quarantine, according to restrictions announced by the IOC
- While not imposing a vaccine mandate, organisers in Beijing plan stricter rules than applied at the recent Tokyo Olympics
A 21-day quarantine for non-fully vaccinated athletes, officials and workers at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Daily testing for vaccinated people. No tickets sold to anyone living outside China as Olympic venues open their doors again.
Restrictions imposed to control the Covid-19 pandemic at the next Winter Games in February were announced on Wednesday by the International Olympic Committee.
While not imposing a vaccine mandate, organisers in Beijing plan stricter rules than applied at the Tokyo Olympics where vaccination was advised though not demanded within a strict regime of testing.
“Games participants who are not fully vaccinated will have to serve a 21-day quarantine upon arrival in Beijing,” the IOC said in a statement.
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China, IOC to ban overseas spectators from 2022 Olympic Winter Games
Olympic athletes can ask to avoid quarantine, the IOC said, for a “justified medical exemption” –a phrase that appeared to exclude ideological objections to vaccines.
