Drastic China announcement: Beijing residents are not allowed to help Olympic athletes after traffic accidents

Created: 01/11/2022, 09:54 AM

Traffic accidents at the Olympics?

The athletes would then initially be on their own, help from Beijing's residents is prohibited.

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The Winter Olympics are getting closer and closer.

The corona virus poses huge challenges for everyone involved - including Beijing's residents.

Beijing - For fear of the spread of the corona virus, the authorities of the Chinese capital Beijing have called on the population to stay away from participants in the Olympic Games in the event of a traffic accident and not to help them either. 

"In the event of a traffic accident, please keep a safe distance and do not come into contact with the vehicle or people in the vehicle," said a statement from the Beijing Transport Bureau, which was distributed by state media and called for professional helpers to be awaited give an accident with one of the Olympic vehicles.

Olympics in Beijing: residents should not help athletes in accidents

The background to the unusual warning is that the winter games in Beijing are to take place in a sealed-off bubble from February 4th.

China has a zero Covid policy and has recently blocked districts or entire cities to curb the spread.

Therefore, the aim is to prevent the participants from all over the world from coming into direct contact with residents of the Chinese capital. 

Around 3,000 athletes and media representatives will arrive in the Chinese capital in the coming weeks and will remain in the protection zone from landing to departure.

Anyone entering the bladder must be fully vaccinated or undergo a 21-day quarantine on landing.

Anyone who is in the bladder is tested daily and must wear a face mask.

Beijing Olympics: Games take place in a bubble

The system includes special means of transport between the venues, with even closed high-speed rail systems operating in parallel with those open to the public.

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Meanwhile, Olympic organizers have denied claims that a Spanish athlete tested positive and escaped the bladder to visit Beijing city center.

This claim has previously been shared millions of times on social media in China.

Police said they had arrested a woman for "spreading false rumors" without referring to the incident.

Meanwhile, a cancellation of the ice hockey tournament is being discussed.