Pyeongchang Olympic organisers were scrambling to prevent an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus spreading to athletes after the number of cases nearly tripled overnight. No athletes are among the 86 confirmed cases so far and officials at the Winter Games say they are doing everything they can to ensure it stays that way, two days before the Olympics open. Hundreds of soldiers have been drafted in to guard Olympic venues after 1,200 security staff were withdrawn and quarantined earlier this week over the outbreak. “There’s no confirmed cases (among athletes) and that’s the most important thing here, that when the athletes come to Korea they demonstrate their performance after a few years of training,” said Kim. “I think as endurance athletes we’re constantly trying to find the balance between mild paranoia and being at ease with the situation,” he said.

Source: Hindustan Times February 07, 2018 12:33 UTC