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For those who watched the 2008 olympics, this is going to look very familiar. you have the bird nest. you have the water cube it's now the ice cube. and that is the olympic park i just can't get in it organizers have created what they called a closed loop, a bubble they can't come in here, and we can't go out there. my nbc colleague janice mackie frayer lives in beijing >> hey >> hi, janice! >> reporter: this was as close as we could get to each other. she hasn't travelled out of china in over two years. >> if i were to try to, you know, cross this 30 feet that's between us to be on your side ...

Least nine members of team usa, including three athletes, have tested positive for covid in china out of nearly 400 delegation members who are here. to keep the virus under control, china has welded and closed off these olympics. or if you watch the 2008 olympics, this is going to look familiar. there is the birds nests. there is the water cube, it's now the ice cube. and that is the olympic park. i just can't get in. organizers have created what they call a closed loop, a bubble. they can't come in here and we cannot go out there. my nbc colleague janis mackey frayer lives in beijing. >> hey,...

There may be more cases. we have had there may be more cases. we have had the most number of team members testing positive to date, partly because a lot of teams have arrived, but at least half of the cases are not at the airport from checks there, but inside the venues and there, but inside the venues and there is some concern that this means that covid—19 is moving around the venues. imagine how devastating to come all this way and because of covid—19, not to be able to participate. i think there is a level of understanding that there is nothing that can be done about this. even right no...

Sport of the olympics has started. yes, i'm here outside the national aquatic centre which in 2008 at the summer olympics in beijing was known as the water cube. it was a scene of rebecca adlington's two goals in the swimming but it is a lot colder inside this time and it has been re—nicknamed the ice cube. it will be home of the curling for the next couple of weeks, beginning tonight with the mixed doubles events. great britain are represented by world champions and they are currently leading sweden in their opening round robin match. there isjust so much curling to fit into the schedule. t...

There is the water cube, it's now the ice cube. and that is the olympic park. i just can't get in. organizers have created what they call a closed loop, a bubble. they can't come in here and we cannot go out there. my nbc's colleague janet mackie breyer lives in beijing. >> -- >> hi janice! this is as close as we could get to each other she hasn't traveled out of china to. years. >> if i were to try to cross this 30 feet that is between us, that would mean three weeks quarantine. >> our thanks to stephanie gosk for that report. and coming up, as we begin black history month, we will take a loo...