drugs readily available to everyone around the world if they get infected. if we do things like that, we can take it off the table. we re not there yet. with the beijing winter olympics and the lunar new year coming up, china is scrambling to curb outbreaks. it s going to start in ten days. cnn s kristie lu stout joins us from hong kong. give us the latest inside and outside the olympics. reporter: isa, covid-19 cases are rising inside and outside the beijing olympic bubble. they said there are 15 new cases of covid-19 among olympic personnel. among the cases 12 were detected at the border before they entered the closed loop system or bubble. we heard from beijing officials announced five new locally
beijing, the number of new daily cases can be counted on one hand. yet officials are clamping down, determined, of course, to keep the virus from disrupting the upcoming winter olympics. less than two weeks to go. let s bring in kristie lu stout from beijing as we promised before the break. the rise, a small rise, i should say, they are worried ahead of the olympics. what would happen if there is a positive case inside the olympics there? reporter: if there is a positive case inside the olympics, what they would do is find out first, is it symptomatic? they ll be sent to a designated hospital. if it s asymptomatic, they will be sent to designated facilities. already the closed loop system for the beijing olympics is up and is running. designated lanes for cars, that will be running as well starting tomorrow. but as you just reported, beijing is reporting a growing number of covid-19 infections. in fact, on wednesday it
beijing for the winter games. the closed loop system we ve been reporting about for the last few weeks, that is up and running. it covers all stadiums, venues and accommodation. and to get into the closed loop system, all arrivals have to test negative twice before flying into beijing. all athletes and participants, they have to stay inside the bubble and undergo daily covid-19 testing. fully vaccinated participants, they can enter the closed loop with that quarantine. if you re not vaccinated, you have to go through 21 days of quarantine once you touchdown in beijing. whether or not you test positive for covid as we talked about before, if you test positive, you cannot compete, you cannot take part. if you are symptomatic, you have to stay at a designated hospital for treatment. asymptomatic you go to isolation. whether or not that s inside the loop, we don t know about that, isa. very strict rules all around. kristie lu, stick around. jim, no doubt for so many, i remember you and i
beijing i ll be part of this massive bubble which is being called a closed loop system. there s even special transportation to go between the venues and even who arrives at these games unvaccinated will have to quarantine for 21 days, and get this, ana. for the local staff and volunteers in china at the games, they have to quarantine for 21 days before exiting this closed loop system and going back to their families. beijing right now is on extremely high alert after detecting its first omicron case. this is a country where even one covid case is one too many, and we re seeing several cities across china using the snap lockdown, mass testing and extensive queen teens. this zero covid approach had works thus far but the concern
potentially compromise personal health data. team usa and athletes from other countries are being advise ed t bring disposable burner phones instead of their personal ones. from the airport, athletes and personnel will be taken into what organizers call the closed loop system. not one giant bubble, so much as multiple bubbles. within the capital city, there are several hotels and venues, plus the olympic village that are only for credentiald participants. the dedicated buses will be bringing the athletes, the personnel, the immemedia throug these gates, but for those of us who are residents outside, this is as close as we can get. then there are the mountain venues. on the outskierts of beijing, connected by high-speed trains and highways, all them nuewly built for the winter games so as to maintain the separation. even the railcars are divided and the closed loop buses given