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Medical Team Issues Guidelines to Prevent Norovirus Infection

Medical Team Issues Guidelines to Prevent Norovirus Infection

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Olympic medical team on Wednesday sent out guidelines to national athletes to prevent norovirus infections. Some 1,200 security workers for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics are currently sequestered in their rooms to be tested for the contagious virus after 41 guards suffering diarrhea and vomiting [...]

N. Korean, Iranian Athletes Denied Samsung Smartphone Handout

N. Korean, Iranian Athletes Denied Samsung Smartphone Handout

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — PyeongChang Olympic organizers won’t provide North Korean and Iranian players with Samsung smartphones, which are available free to all other athletes, for fear of violating international sanctions on the countries, officials said Wednesday. Samsung Electronics has offered some 4,000 units of the Galaxy Note 8 Olympic Edition [...]

Olympic Village’s Polyclinic Offers Full Range of Medical Services

Olympic Village’s Polyclinic Offers Full Range of Medical Services

PYEONGCHANG, GANGNEUNG, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – On February 6, outsiders were treated to a view of the areas of the Olympic Village that are normally restricted to athletes and authorized personnel, including a quick look at the Olympic Polyclinics, facilities tasked with keeping participants fresh and healthy. Located at each of the PyeongChang and [...]

Thousands of Tourists to Stay at Airbnb during PyeongChang Olympics

Thousands of Tourists to Stay at Airbnb during PyeongChang Olympics

SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Airbnb Inc. said Tuesday over 9,000 tourists will visit PyeongChang and adjacent cities where the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held via the global room-sharing platform, with the international sports event set to kick off later this week. The number of travelers who made reservations in Gangwon Province, including [...]

Olympics VIP Security Team to Rely on Cutting-Edge Technology

Olympics VIP Security Team to Rely on Cutting-Edge Technology

SEOUL, Feb . 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Man and machine will work in tandem to ensure the safety of dignitaries visiting South Korea for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics starting this week, the head security team promised via a press release on February 4. “A scientific security approach using cutting-edge technology will be implemented for [...]

Pyeongchang Sex Olympics? Organizing Committee to Distribute 110,000 Condoms

Pyeongchang Sex Olympics? Organizing Committee to Distribute 110,000 Condoms

SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics already set a world record a week before the opening ceremony with the announcement that 110,000 condoms — the most ever for a Winter Olympics — will be provided to athletes. AFP reported that the condoms are to be distributed free of charge before [...]