China ready for the Games (III): Safe, secure Winter Olympics

Editor's note: On Feb 4, the Olympic cauldron will be ignited in Beijing, signaling the start of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. With the grand sporting event kicking off in less than a month, organizers are fully prepared to hold a series of simple, safe and splendid competitions. All venues and facilities are in place, clean air and green energy is already flowing, and a closed-loop system is ready up to prevent COVID-19.

The global COVID-19 pandemic is treated as a major threat to the safe operations of the Games. All possible measures have been put in place to ensure a safe and secure Games.

Guidebook to safe and successful Games

Two editions of the Beijing 2022 Playbook outline COVID-19 countermeasures for the Games.

The Playbook serves as the basis of the game plan to ensure that all Games participants and the people of China stay safe and healthy.

The Playbook has been developed jointly by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2022, the International Olympic Committee, and the International Paralympic Committee.

The Playbook has two versions. The first notifies the Games participants about what they should do before the Games. The second features updated COVID-19 countermeasures and is based on the established principles specified in the first one.