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SEA Games 31: No quarantine planned for int’l sport delegations, reporters

International sport delegations and reporters attending the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) will not be quarantined even if COVID-19 cases are found, the organising committee’s healthcare and anti-doping sub-committee said at a press conference on February 28.
SEA Games 31: No quarantine planned for int’l sport delegations, reporters ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Internationalsport delegations and reporters attending the 31stSoutheast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) will notbe quarantined even if COVID-19 cases are found, the organising committee’s healthcare andanti-doping sub-committee said at a press conference on February 28.

The committee said only those who are tested positive for COVID-19 will be quarantined andmonitored.  

SEA Games 31: No quarantine planned for int’l sport delegations, reporters ảnh 2At the press conference on February 28 (Photo: VNA)

The committeehas prepared plans to ensure the safety for sport delegations, and appropriateresponses will be done if any F0 case is detected, it said.

Allreporters and sport delegations will have to comply with pandemic prevention and control regulations, including those on testing before entering Vietnam.

Regarding accommodations for athletes, a representative of the organisingcommittee said that sport delegations will stay in hotels of four stars upwards.

Information related tothe pandemic will be updated and announced two weeks before the opening day ofthe event.

Meanwhile, specificguidelines on COVID-19 prevention and control will be published by the sub-committeeas soon as possible on the event’s official websites: www.seagames2021.com or https://seagames31.webthethao.vn/.

The committeeis also committed to fully meeting the needs of domestic and international reportersduring the sporting event.

Accordingto Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Anh Tuan, at least15-17 sports are expected to be broadcast live. Vietnam Television (VTV) will tryto meet additional live TV requests from other countries./.
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