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Vaccinated travellers will be allowed to enter Australia on 21st of February

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Hema Tiwari
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Australia’s borders will reopen to fully vaccinated travellers on February 21, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, lifting arguably of the world’s tightest and longest-standing pandemic travel restrictions.

“It’s been over two years since we decided to close the borders to Australia,” Morrison said during a Monday press conference.

If you’re double vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back to Australia.”

In March 2020, Australia closed its borders to protect itself against a growing COVID-19 pandemic.

Since then, most Australians have been barred from leaving the country, with only a few foreigners allowed entry waivers.

The laws have shattered families, harmed Australia’s burgeoning tourism economy, and sparked heated discussions about the country’s reputation as a modern, open, and outward-looking society.

The International Air Transport Association hailed the verdict as “very positive” (IATA).

The Asia Pacific region has been cautious in its approach to border restrictions so far,” Philip Goh, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific, said in a statement. “However, in recent weeks, we have seen increasing movement toward the removal of travel restrictions — in the Philippines, Thailand, and to a lesser extent, New Zealand.”” “We urge other governments in the Asia Pacific to consider easing border restrictions in a similar way to allow aviation businesses to accelerate their much-needed recovery and bring maximum benefits to the region.”

Morrison’s administration has gradually eased the criteria for Australians, long-term residents, and students since launching its vaccine programme last year.

Almost all remaining caps will be lifted as a result of Monday’s decision.

Almost all of Australia’s population has received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the country ditched its long-standing “COVID-zero” policy last year, owing to an increase in cases caused by the Omicron variant.

Daily infections and hospital admissions have decreased over the last week, with Australia reporting just over 23,000 new cases on Monday.

This is the lowest daily case count of the year, and it’s down from a high of 150,000 approximately a month ago.

Since the first Omicron case was discovered in Australia in November, there have been around 2.4 million cases reported. Australia had counted around 200,000 instances up to that point.

Since the epidemic began, 4,248 people in Australia have died as a result of the virus.

The sanctions waiver for Iran has been reinstated by the Biden administration

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Hema Tiwari
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Two senior US officials said Friday that the Biden administration has restored a sanctions waiver that will allow countries to work with Iran on civil nuclear projects, a move that comes as US officials warn that the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is running out of time.

The waiver “is not a concession to Iran,” according to a senior State Department official, nor is it “a signal that we are ready to reach an understanding on a The nuclear agreement’s formal name is the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and it calls for both parties to return to full implementation.

Officials involved in current talks in Vienna aimed at preserving the deal — which the US abandoned in 2018 and from which Iran has become progressively non-compliant — have reached There will be a period when “political decisions” will have to be made swiftly. Since last Friday, the most recent round of talks has been postponed.

“We’re issuing the waiver now for a simple reason: it will allow certain of our international partners to have more in-depth technical discussions in order to enable collaboration that we believe is in our non-proliferation interests,” the official explained.

“The technical conversations permitted by the waiver are vital in the closing weeks of the JCPOA talks,” the official continued, “and the waiver itself would be essential to guaranteeing Iran’s prompt compliance with its nuclear commitments.”

“Such technical conversations could nevertheless assist to accomplishing our non-proliferation goals if talks do not result in a return to the nuclear agreement,” they stated.

The waiver restoration had been communicated to Capitol Hill, according to a parliamentary aide.

Companies and countries will be able to continue working on civil nuclear projects at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, Arak heavy water plant, and Tehran Research Reactor thanks to the waivers.

Even after withdrawing from the 2015 agreement in 2018, the Trump administration granted a sanctions waiver for such activity under the 2015 accord, claiming that it served to “preserve control of Iran’s civil nuclear programme” and “lower proliferation risks.”

However, in May 2020, then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that the sanctions waiver would be removed.

The restoration of the waiver, which was originally reported by the Associated Press, was described by a senior State Department official as a return to the “status quo.”

Iran has been steadily breaking its pledges under the accord, and US officials have cautioned that due to Iran’s rapid nuclear development, there are just weeks left to return to the pact. Before returning to compliance with the nuclear deal, Tehran has demanded broad sanctions relief.

According to a senior administration official, Iran did not ask for the waiver to be reinstated, and they do not consider it to be sanctions relief.

“The only way for Iran to get ‘sanctions relief’ under the waiver is for them to finish the projects,” the administration source noted. “This would be a clear win for us since it would represent a partial re-implementation of the JCPOA.”

“Issuing waivers to facilitate civil nuclear cooperation with Iran at a time when Iran is breaking the JCPOA is a strategic blunder,” Behnam Ben Taleblu of the conservative Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) told sources.

“The revelation of the waiver is the clearest indication yet that a resurrected Iran deal is on the way,” he added.

Are Pfizer’s Covid tablets intended for the most vulnerable patients? Inside the rollout in the United States

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Sree Sivaranjini
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Pfziers Covid pills
Only the highest-risk individuals should be prescribed Paxlovid, according to the states.

On Jan. 19, Abby Robinson was gasping for air as she drove herself to a Long Beach, California, emergency hospital, scared that the combination of her cystic fibrosis and what she assumed was Covid-19 would be lethal.

A physician offered the 24-year-old graduate student hope when a nurse highlighted her as a high-risk patient and a quick coronavirus test came back positive: a prescription for Pfizer’s new antiviral cocktail, Paxlovid.

As ill as she was, Robinson was now in charge of tracking down a supply of the medicine.

Since its emergency authorization on Dec. 22, Paxlovid, a five-day oral Covid therapy that can considerably lower the risk of hospitalisation and death, has been in dangerously limited supply.

California was seeing a record-breaking omicron-fueled rise in cases when Robinson was given the medication. She was up against a slew of other newly diagnosed persons for a piece of the federal government’s latest two-week allotment of only 9,560 pill courses.

Robinson made a flurry of calls to around two dozen local pharmacies before discovering a practically empty Paxlovid supply at an Orange County CVS. She said that if she hadn’t driven “in the fast lane” to guarantee she there before the medicine went, the pharmacy would have been 30 minutes away.

These significant shortages have hampered health care professionals as a result of the omicron variant’s winter spike, which has resulted in a pressing demand for medications to keep patients with Covid out of the hospital. States have made matters worse by failing to prioritise persons who are most at danger of serious illness or death, such as immunocompromised people and unvaccinated people with underlying health issues.

An emergency physician told Robinson that the only monoclonal antibody medication still approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat omicron, GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology’s sotrovimab, was not accessible at any hospital near Long Beach.

Once someone at high risk of severe Covid is recognised, timing is crucial. The medications must be used within five days after the commencement of symptoms, which adds to the stress of getting a prescription filled.

Prescriptions for antiviral drugs are being restricted

Robinson’s frantic medical escapades exemplify the extreme extent to which many Americans have been compelled to travel in search of this limited, perhaps lifesaving antiviral drug.

The Biden administration has ordered 20 million Paxlovid courses, half of which will be delivered by the end of June and the rest by September 30, according to Pfizer. The medicine will not be available in large quantities until April.

Despite the fact that the US recorded 20 million Covid cases and 55,000 linked fatalities in January alone, the federal government has only been able to distribute 265,000 Paxlovid courses to state health departments. While omicron incidences are decreasing across the country, there are still over 140,000 hospitalizations and thousands of people dying from Covid every day.

The federal government now distributes Paxlovid to state health departments, which then distribute their portion to local pharmacies, health systems, and long-term care facilities as they see appropriate.

Lata Mangeshkar, the legendary singer, died at the age of 92 from multi-organ failure

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Hema Tiwari
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Lata Mangeshkar, India’s iconic singer, died on February 6th, at the age of 92, from multi-organ failure. After testing positive for COVID-19 in early January, the veteran vocalist was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital.

Lata Mangeshkar passed away in the intensive care unit of the hospital where she had been for about three weeks. Along with the deadly illness, the renowned singer also battled pneumonia. Lata Mangeshkar died at 8:12 a.m., according to a report as per sources . At Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, the singer’s family will allow friends and admirers to pay their respects.

On Sunday morning, her doctor, Dr. Pratit Samdani, spoke with the reporters outside the hospital.”, he explained “We report the sad death of Lata Mangeshkar at 8:12 a.m. with great sadness. After more than 28 days in the hospital following COVID-19, she died of multi-organ failure.”

Lata Mangeshkar’s family members, as well as the doctor treating her at Breach Candy Hospital, have been updating fans on her health in recent weeks. The media was also given a copy of an official health bulletin. Lata Mangeshkar’s death has left a huge vacuum in the Indian music industry, as well as a shock and sadness across the country.

Lata Mangeshkar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1990 for her exciting and colourful life, which included many milestones. She was also awarded the Padma Bhushan for her contribution to Indian music

Lata Mangeshkar’s family members, as well as the doctor treating her at Breach Candy Hospital, have been updating fans on her health in recent weeks. The media was also given a copy of an official health bulletin. Lata Mangeshkar’s death has left a huge vacuum in the Indian music industry, as well as a shock and sadness across the country.

Lata Mangeshkar received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1990 for her exciting and colourful life, which included many milestones. She was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1969 and the Bharat Ratna in 2001 for her contributions to Indian music. She began her singing career in 1942 and has never looked back. She recorded over 36 Indian and foreign languages, totaling over a thousand songs.

She collaborated with a number of music directors over the course of her career, including Madan Mohan, SD Burman, RD Burman, Shankar-Jaikishan, Laxmikant-Pyarelal, and OP Nayyar, to mention a few. She has also contributed her voice to a number of female celebrities, including Sridevi, Nargis, Waheeda Rehman, Madhuri Dixit, Kajol, Preity Zinta, and others.Her three sisters, Usha Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, and Meena Khadikar, as well as her brother, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, survive her.

On social media, a number of politicians, athletes, Bollywood and television icons expressed their profound sympathies. Fans of the iconic musician have expressed their sadness on social media, recalling good memories. As netizens remembered her legacy, her renowned songs again emerged.

Julia Marino of the United States wins silver in slopestyle, while New Zealand wins its first Winter Olympic gold

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Sree Sivaranjini
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Zoi Sadowski Synnott
On February 6, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China, gold medalist Zoi Sadowski Synnott of Team New Zealand wins in the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

China’s ZHANGJIAKOU In the women’s slopestyle, American Julia Marino came close to winning gold, but New Zealand created Olympic history instead.

Zoi Sadowski Synnott won New Zealand’s first Winter Olympic gold medal on Sunday, pounding down a pressure-packed run on her final journey down the mountain.

The 20-year-old was one of the few to complete a perfect run on a supersized course where hardpacked snow and bone-chilling wind chills tested all 12 competitors, including two-time reigning champion Jamie Anderson, who finished eighth.

Sadowski Synnott was behind American Julia Marino in the final of her three races, but she came out on top. Nonetheless, it was the Americans’ first medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

On the second-to-last jump, she nailed a double-cork 1080 with a strong grasp of the centre of the board and held it long enough for the judges to see it clearly. Then she did the double cork in a different direction, much as she did when she won the Winter X Games last month, becoming the first woman to do so.

She knew what she’d done as she lifted her hands in the air after landing. Marino, who took silver, and Australia’s Tess Coady, who finished third, both knew it. To celebrate, they tackled her at the finish line.

The scoreboard revealed the result a few minutes later, and New Zealand had won its first Winter Games, thanks to an Australian-born shredder with an American mother and a Kiwi father. When Zoi was six years old, the family relocated to Wanaka, New Zealand.

This was hardly the best display of female snowboarding skill at the Olympics for the second year in a row. A fierce, fluctuating wind transformed the competition into a demolition derby in Pyeongchang four years ago.

Anderson, an American, managed to survive that day and win her second gold medal while employing techniques that were far from cutting-edge.

The wind wasn’t an issue four years later, but the super-hard snowpack and the course’s vastness — which included ice-block reproductions of The Great Wall and even a pagoda-roofed “guard house” to run rails off — made it difficult for everyone. Even with the sun shining, the temperature at the start of the competition was 3 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-16 degrees Celsius) with a minus-13 (minus-25) wind chill.

25 of the 36 runs were cancelled due to falls or speed concerns that made navigating the most difficult jumps too dangerous. The only mark over 90 was Sadowski Synnott’s winning score of 92.88.

Sadowski Synnott became the first woman to complete back-to-back double cork 1080s as part of her gold-medal performance just two weeks ago in ideal circumstances in Aspen, Colorado. She also won large air, and she will have the opportunity to do so in the Olympics, which will take place on February 15th. Four years earlier, she took bronze in the event.

For the time being, though, there’s much to celebrate in New Zealand, which has traditionally acted as a training ground for Northern Hemisphere riders looking for work in the months of June, July, and August.

All of the snow in Beijing is man-made, a resource-intensive and potentially disastrous trend as the earth warms

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Sree Sivaranjini
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China claims to be hosting the most environmentally friendly Olympics ever.
In January, artificial snow machines are put to work outside one of Zhangjiakou's athlete communities.

The thunderous sound of the snow machines preparing the Olympic sites northwest of Beijing would make it difficult to have a conversation. They’re noisy and they’re everywhere, blowing snow across the most-watched slopes this month.

It’s nearly lovely, if it weren’t for the fact that the venues are surrounded by an unending brown, parched countryside bereft of snow.

Climate variability has led the Winter Games to be practically 100% dependant on artificial snow, an Olympic first, albeit not one to brag about. This is part of a trend that is occurring at winter sports sites across the world.

If fossil fuel emissions continue unchecked, just one of the 21 cities that have hosted the Winter Olympics in the last 50 years would have a climate appropriate for winter sports by the end of the century, according to a recent research.
Natural snow is becoming less trustworthy for winter sports as the earth warms and the weather gets more irregular, forcing venues to rely more on artificial snow.

However, it comes at a price: man-made snow is very resource-intensive, necessitating vast quantities of energy and water to manufacture in an ever-warming environment. Elite sportsmen also claim that when artificial snow is used, the activities become more difficult and dangerous.

Is there no snow? Make this stuff up.

This winter, the region surrounding the outdoor Olympic venues is experiencing severe drought, but even in normal years, it is unsuitable for snow sports. Although greater snow years have been reported, the average yearly snowfall in Yanqing (where the Alpine slopes are) and Zhangjiakou (where many of the other events, including the biathlon, are conducted) is around 20 centimetres (7.8 inches).

TechnoAlpin, located in Italy, has been tasked with creating the snow needed to cover the four outdoor event areas in Beijing, a tremendous effort given the high-profile clients who will be passing through.

According to Mayr, this is the first time that all of the snow for the Winter Games has been provided by a single business.
However, several of the Beijing sites lack a crucial component for generating snow: temperatures cold enough to freeze water.

According to a recent Slippery Slopes analysis conducted by Loughborough University in London on how the climate issue is influencing the Winter Olympics, practically every February day in Beijing, which will host a few outdoor events, has been above freezing for the previous 30 years.

Higher elevation locations like as Yanqing and Zhangjiakou are colder, with typical high temperatures around freezing and lows of approximately -10 degrees Celsius at night.

Makers of ice are on a steroid high

Snowmaking has traditionally depended mainly on snow guns and temperatures below freezing. A new technique is required to accommodate higher temperatures and lower heights.
TechnoAlpin informed CNN that it began delivering a full arsenal of snow guns, fan-driven snow producers, and cooling towers to Beijing in 2018 to work around Mother Nature. The SnowFactory, a new piece of technology employed in a training centre for Chinese athletes, was one of such devices.

 

Biden says, ISIS leader killed in US raid in Syria

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Hema Tiwari
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In a counterterrorism operation in Syria, US military personnel removed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi off the battlefield, according to a statement made by US Vice President Joe Biden’s office on Thursday (February 3). President Biden announced the operation on Twitter, stating that it was carried out at his instruction.

“Last night, U.S. armed troops successfully conducted a terrorist operation under my command. We have removed Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi — the leader of ISIS — off the battlefield thanks to the bravery of our Armed Forces,” Biden tweeted, adding that he would make his remarks on the development later this morning.

The White House shared a photo of President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with the national security staff. “President Biden, Vice President Harris, and members of the President’s national security team monitor the counterterrorism operation tasked with eliminating ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi from the battlefield,” the White House tweeted.

According to a White House statement, US Marines launched a counterterrorism action in northwest Syria to “protect the American people and our allies, and make the world a better place.”

“We have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi—the leader of ISIS—thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces.” The operation went off without a hitch, and all of the Americans returned safely. Later this morning, Later this morning, I will offer remarks to the American people. “May God keep our warriors safe,” the message concluded.

Hindu businessman was killed In Pakistan’s Sindh Province

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Hema Tiwari
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On Monday, influential members of the Dahar community, who live 2 kilometres from Daharki town in Pakistan’s Sindh province, shot and killed a Hindu merchant.

According to authorities, Trader Shaitan Lal was shot dead over a plot of land in Ghotki district on Monday as per sources (The Express Tribune reported). “On Shaitan Lal’s land, where some individuals shot and killed him, a cotton plant and flour mill were opened,” The Express Tribune told Lal’s friend Mukhi Anil Kumar over the phone.

“At first, we believed it was aerial firing to greet the community’s spiritual head, Sen Sadharam Sahab,” he explained. They’ve threatened to kill me, break my eyes, and take my arms and legs away.They are requesting that I leave. Pakistan. In a video that went viral a few months ago, Shaitan Lal declared, “I belong to this nation and I would want to die here, but I will not surrender.” was cited in the following way. Late Lal had asked Pakistan’s Chief Justice and other officials to bring those who were threatening to kill him to justice.

On Tuesday, a big group of protesters blocked the main highway to protest the shooting of a Hindu businessman.

The police apprehended mobster Bachaal Dahar and his associates after the dharna, accusing them of killing Lal. Local residents organised a sit-in in front of the Daharki police station earlier this week in an attempt to put pressure on the law enforcement body to apprehend the culprits.

According to Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Police Sukkur, the perpetrators of the incident have been apprehended, and the demonstrators have now cleared the route. A dispute over two acres of land erupted. Local journalists in the neighbourhood stated that some people shot and injured Shaitan Lal about eight years ago, and that he was also attacked a few months ago.

Khel Das Kohistani, a member of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), said that efforts are being made to ruin Sindh’s image of coexistence, where Hindus and Muslims have coexisted peacefully for centuries. Girls from the Hindu community were forcibly converted, according to the PML-N leader, and people were kidnapped and slain.

Kohistani emphasised that the situation would spiral out of control if the province’s minorities were not protected, and he urged the Chief Minister, Inspector General of Police, and others to take notice of the situation and contact the victimised Hindu families who were in danger. To ensure justice and safety. The Express Tribune reports on this.

Unidentified assailants shot and killed Sunil Kumar, a 44-year-old Hindu businessman, in Anaj Mandi, Sindh province, Pakistan, in early January.

The latest assassinations of Shaitan Lal and Kumar are simply another evidence of Pakistan’s ongoing atrocities against minorities, particularly Hindus, Ahmadis, and Christians. In Pakistan, violence on minorities and their places of worship have increased in recent years.The international world has chastised the country for failing to defend minorities’ rights.

Two Virginia college officers were shot and killed; a suspect has been arrested

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Hema Tiwari
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According to college spokesperson Logan Bogert, two campus officers were shot and died Tuesday during an active shooter situation at Bridgewater College in Virginia.

Bogert told Josh Campbell, “I can confirm that a campus police officer and a campus safety officer perished from gunshot wounds today.”

The shootings were described as a “unspeakable tragedy” by College President David Bushman in a message on the school’s Facebook page.

Bushman wrote, “On campus, Campus Police Officer John Painter and Campus Safety Officer JJ Jefferson were shot and died while protecting us.” “These officers were good friends and were dubbed the ‘dynamic duo’ by many of us. This year, John served as JJ’s best man at his wedding. Students, educators, and staff all adored them. As I’m sure we all do, I’m sorry for their families and loved ones.”

Alexander Wyatt Campbell, 27, of Ashland, Virginia, was identified as the suspect by Virginia State Police.

Campbell was charged with two felony charges of capital murder, one felony crime of first-degree murder, and one felony offence of using a handgun in the commission of a felony, according to Virginia State Police spokesman Corinne Geller.

At the Rockingham County Jail, he is being held without bond. Campbell has yet to hire an attorney, according to our research.

After the shooting, the suspect escaped.

According to Geller, the incident began at 1:20 p.m. when campus police officers responded to a report of a suspicious guy on the premises near Memorial Hall. When Jefferson and Painter arrived, the suspect exchanged a few words with them before shooting them both and fleeing.

Authorities from numerous agencies in the vicinity were identified as the source and quickly began hunting for the perpetrator, according to Geller.

“A man matching the shooter’s description was found off campus on Riverside Drive in Bridgewater,” Geller added. “He then waded through the river and onto an island in the North River,” according to the report, where he was captured without incident.

Campbell was treated at a hospital after the arrest for a non-life threatening gunshot wound, according to Geller. Police are looking into whether the gunshot wound he received was self-inflicted or the consequence of gunfire exchanged with campus officers.

“As evidence, multiple firearms linked to Campbell have been discovered,” she said.

According to Virginia State Police, several people heard or saw the gunshot, and the department is seeking any information from the public.

The college was placed under a shelter-in-place order for most of the day, although it was subsequently withdrawn.

In honour of officers Jefferson and Painter, Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday.

Elana Meyers Taylor, an American bobsledder, was sent in isolation after tested Covid-19 positive in Beijing

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Sree Sivaranjini
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The three-time Olympian is hopeful that she will be able to compete in the Games.

BEIJING – Elana Meyers Taylor, the accomplished American bobsledder who has medaled in the previous three Olympics, stated Tuesday that she tested positive for COVID-19 after landing in Beijing on Jan. 29 and is now staying in an isolated hotel.

Meyers Taylor will require two negative PCR tests 24 hours apart to be released from isolation after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination and a booster dose. Meyers Taylor, fortunately, has some time to heal and participate in the women’s monobob event, which takes place Feb. 13-14, with training runs beginning Feb. 10. The two-woman bobsled event will take place on February 18-19.

Still, the short timing window could put her at a competitive disadvantage. Meyers Taylor said the U.S. Olympic Committee has been able to get a weight plate and some suspension bands to help her do some training while in isolation. But she’ll likely miss the opportunity other bobsledders will have to get on the track before Friday’s opening ceremony.

  I believe I am in good shape, thanks to the assistance of coaches in obtaining video “she stated “. I’ve had some nice runs before, so I’m hopeful I’ll be able to bring it all together on this track. Now all I have to do is get out and start executing. I’m going to give it my all, even if I only get one (training) run. I’m still optimistic that I’ll be able to accomplish my goals.”

Kaillie Humphries, Team USA’s other bobsled driver, stated in an Instagram post late Tuesday that she had COVID two weeks ago, which caused her travel to Beijing to be delayed.

Last Monday, Josh Williamson, a brakeman for the United States men’s bobsled team, revealed that he had tested positive for COVID. He did not travel to Beijing with his colleagues, but hoped to heal in time to compete.

The organizers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have identified 248 incidents, 51 of which include athletes or team staff. Everyone flying to Beijing, including journalists, athletes, coaches, and team members, must test negative twice before leaving, once at the airport, and once every day within Beijing’s so-called “closed loop” system, which is designed to keep Olympic employees away from the general population.

Before flying to Beijing, all American athletes were required to be completely immunised.

Meyers Taylor, 37, earned silver medals in the two-woman bobsled at the 2014 and 2018 Olympic Games, and she is currently rated No. 1 in the sport following the 2021-22 World Cup events. She’s also the world champion in the women’s monobob, which was included to the Olympic programme for the first time at the 2008 Beijing Games.

Meyers Taylor took a sabbatical from competing following Pyeongchang to focus on her son, Nico, who was born in 2020. Both her kid and husband Nic, a bobsled alternate, have tested positive for COVID-19 but are asymptomatic, she added. Nic is in seclusion as well, while Nico is cared after by her father.

Meyers Taylor’s situation is made even more difficult by the fact that they have not returned to the United States since November 10 because they were concerned that returning would expose them to a higher risk of contracting COVID-19.

Instead, they stayed in Switzerland after the last World Cup race on Jan. 16 in St. Moritz and flew straight to Beijing.

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