Will Canadian Olympic athletes be safe after Beijing announces first Omicron case?

CBC News published this video item, entitled “Will Canadian Olympic athletes be safe after Beijing announces first Omicron case?” – below is their description.

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound defends the decision to send Canadian athletes to the upcoming Olympics in Beijing saying he’s ‘quite confident’ Beijing will be safe reporting its first Omicron case.

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