The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea is chop-chop resemble a terrible cruise , thanks to a norovirus eruption that ’s rapidly unfold .
On Thursday , Korean health officialsreported , there were 42 young case diagnosed , land the tally up to 124 confirmed cases in total . Most of these cases have necessitate security staff at the Horeb Youth Centre in Pyeongchang , where they were being housed . There have also been cases affect locals spotted in Pyeongchang and Gangneung , where the athletic village is being hold back . All of those smite have been quarantined to foreclose the virus from spreading further .
Norovirus , while rarely living - threatening , is both incredibly contagious and an absolute pull to go through . It do diarrhea , vomiting , and an assortment of flu - similar symptoms which last for up to three days . As of yet , there ’s no clear origin of the eruption , though officials have reportedly mistrust contaminated groundwater near the centre .
functionary have disinfect common public spaces , supplied bottles of hand sanitizers , and confiscate over a thousand security staff member showing any symptoms in their room , according toThe New York Times . Notably , 900 military staff office have been deploy to temporarily replace the missing staff . Staff who have tested negative for norovirus have been allowed to return to employment , according to theKorean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
So far , at least , the bad case scenario has n’t happened : There have been zero case of norovirus among Olympian athletes . The first Olympic event are scheduled to start today , while the official Opening Ceremony is Friday .
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