What Is Norovirus, And How Did It Break Out at the Winter Olympics?
Regardless of a highly contagious stomach virus, the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are scheduled to start on February 9.
Dozens of Winter Olympics staffers in Pyeongcheng have been quarantined after a wave of norovirus broke out on Sunday. This includes workers, Civil Security Staff, and foreigners. (Related: "There's a Dark History Behind the Glittering Olympic Games")
About 1,200 Olympics staffers have been confined to their rooms while officials conduct testing for norovirus. To compensate, 900 military personnel were deployed on Tuesday to replace the lost workers. The Olympic Games are still on schedule to start on February 9. (Related: "The Olympic Games We No Longer Play")
"All areas are getting disinfected. [The organizers] will be extremely diligent to sanitize anything that came into contact with the persons," Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi tells reporters.
