Reuters Videos
China accused of ignoring hockey player’s human rights
The coach of the Finland men’s ice hockey team accused China of not respecting a player’s human rights on Sunday, as complaints about COVID-19 isolation protocols piled up at the Olympics Winter Games. The Finnish head coach said player Marko Anttila was “not getting good food” and was under tremendous mental stress. Anttila has been kept in isolation since testing positive more than two weeks ago, but was no longer infectious, according to the team doctor. More than 350 Games participants, including dozens of athletes, have tested positive on arrival in the Chinese capital since Jan. 23. They can leave special quarantine hotels only once they are free of symptoms and test negative in two PCR tests 24 hours apart. Several participants have complained about the isolation conditions, as well as the confusing procedures around being allowed to leave. Organizers said on Sunday that they were trying to address complaints.
Add Comment