MOSCOW, Jan 24 strict restrictions in case of deterioration of the epidemiological situation, but it is premature to talk about the cancellation of the competition, said Boris Paykin, a member of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports. Four cases of coronavirus infection were detected on Sunday among people who arrived from abroad for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, The Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games 2022 said in a statement. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on its website announced a change in measures to combat coronavirus in Beijing, which will host the Winter Games in February. The new measures take effect immediately. Individuals with a positive PCR test result will be isolated in designated areas. For those whose PCR tests consistently show positive results, a procedure will be developed to return home as soon as possible. «It is possible that these measures may not be enough, and given the epidemiological situation, the Olympic Games will be held under more stringent restrictions, but still they will take place — it is premature to talk about the cancellation of the Olympics. So I propose to proceed from a more optimistic scenario in which the Games will take place, and we will witness the spirit of competition and the beauty of real sport,» Paikin told reporters. The Beijing Olympics will be held February 4-20, Paralympics — March 4-13. The upcoming Games are notable for the fact that the competitions will be held in three clusters at once — Beijing (hockey, figure skating, speed skating, curling), Zhangjiakou (biathlon, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping) and Yanqing (alpine skiing, bobsleigh, skeleton and luge sport). Accordingly, there are also three Olympic villages at the Winter Olympics in China.
