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More than 40 Australian Olympians have tested positive for COVID and other respiratory illnesses at the Paris Games. Swimming Australia’s head coach Rohan Taylor has revealed some swimmers raced with COVID during their nine-day program at the pool. While some swimmers withdrew from races including Lani Pallister and Ella Ramsay, others competed with the virus.
“We came into these Games knowing that there would some infectious illness,” Dr Broderick said on Monday. “Anywhere where you have got 14,500 people living in close confines, sharing bathrooms, bedrooms, dining halls, you can expect some transmission. “One of the keys that we had is on-site PCR machines ... we get an answer within 45 minutes.
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