Norovirus cases at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics have risen
to nearly 200, organisers said on Monday, despite an intense battle to contain
the outbreak.
Seventeen new cases have taken the total to 194, although 147
of those affected have already been released from quarantine, they said.
About 1,200 security guards were quarantined and replaced by
hundreds of soldiers when the highly contagious bug first came to light last
week.
Officials say they are doing everything they can to stop more
people getting the virus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting and can be spread
by contaminated food and water.
Any illness spreading to the competitors would be a major
embarrassment to hosts South Korea.
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