THE Dutch Olympic rowing team has agreed to isolate itself from other competitors after three coronavirus cases in the camp.
One of the athletes, a coach and a staff member all caught Covid-19, the team’s performance director confirmed on Monday.
TeamNL rowing coach Josy Verdonkschot tested positive and went into a ten-day quarantine, the Netherlands Olympic Committee said on Sunday.
That came after 21-year-old single sculls star Finn Florijn also returned a positive test on Friday.
A staff member on the Dutch rowing team came back with a positive test last week as well.
Dutch media reported on Sunday that World Rowing and Games organisers had accepted requests from some delegations to isolate the Dutch rowing team from others as much as possible.
The Netherlands’ high-performance director of rowing, Hessel Evertse, told Reuters there were no ‘official close contacts’ identified.
However, the team agreed to the isolation measures regardless.
Evertse insisted there were no further cases by Monday morning.
He said: “In order to get trust and confidence with other countries and especially the volunteers. So we are happy to cooperate.”
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