statement from the Australian Olympic Committee over 2 water polo players testing positive for Covid, adding they are treating it no different to flu

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   Mat Wright (matwright@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jul-2024 12:46:26 JST Mat Wright

   Saying it now - we'll call this the Covid games. These variants ripping through the world, elevating cases to near records, will decimate teams and audiences.

   The denialism and utter contempt to what Covid can and will do to athletes should be criminal. Only 2 weeks ago the Tour de France belatedly introduced measures to protect riders.

   Enraging: ''but I need to emphasize we are treating Covid no different to other bugs like flu'

   #Covid #Covid19 #Olympics