China is going to great lengths to keep Covid-19 at bay. Already, it has begun operating its “closed loop” that will isolate athletes and delegates at the forthcoming Games from the rest of the country.
It has said that foreign spectators will be barred, with only residents of mainland China allowed in to events – they must also quarantine when they leave the venues to return home.
It has already created an Olympic bubble by keeping the media, athletes and observers in three distinct bubbles, with the rules saying anyone entering these bubbles must be fully vaccinated or spend 21 days in quarantine. Covid testing is carried out on a daily basis, and face masks are required at all times.
No-one can leave the bubbles. Overseas participants will enter them upon arrival in China, and remain in a bubble until they leave the country.
Local support workers, including the nearly 19,000 volunteers, are also part of a sealed bubble. They'll have no physical contact with the outside world. And they will forego their Lunar New Year (which begins February 01) with their families.
This system applies not just to housing, hospitals and locations meant to serve the Olympics, but also transport links. There are closed-loop airports and high-speed rail systems (given that most major venues are outside of Beijing).
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