IOC on norovirus unfold at Winter Olympics: ‘No outbreak’ – Imperial Wire

The Worldwide Olympic Committee is pushing again towards the potential of a norovirus outbreak at Milano Cortina 2026.

Finland is scheduled to face the USA in ladies’s hockey Saturday (10:40 a.m. ET / 7:40 a.m. PT, CBC Gem, Sportsnet+) after the Finns’ recreation towards Canada on Thursday was postponed to Feb. 12. 13 Finnish gamers both had norovirus or have been uncovered earlier than the postponement.

Fourteen gamers took half in Finland’s observe Friday.

The Swiss ladies’s hockey group then skipped Friday’s opening ceremony and was isolating after one optimistic take a look at consequence. Switzerland is scheduled to face Canada on Saturday (3:10 p.m. ET / 12:10 p.m. PT, CBC Gem, Sportsnet+).

Olympic Video games government director Christophe Dubi stated he’s assured the scenario is being dealt with correctly.

“(There’s) one case with the Swiss group — however let’s be very clear, no outbreak … What was finished by the medical groups (was) tremendous exact and tremendous properly finished,” he stated at a press convention.

IOC spokesman Mark Adams stated he spoke to IOC medical director Jane Thornton and added: “There’s completely no motive to suspect these circumstances (involving Finland and Switzerland) are associated. In different phrases, it isn’t an outbreak.”