US hockey player’s father contracts norovirus amid Olympic outbreak

The father of U.S. Olympic hockey player James Wisniewski is one of more than 280 individuals with confirmed norovirus infections amid an outbreak at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, according to a report from USA Today Sports.

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As a precaution, Mr. Wisniewski has been staying away from his father since he fell ill.

“He was in the taxi line and started throwing up. They called the ambulance,” Mr. Wisniewski said of his father, according to USA Today Sports. “It was pretty bad.”

Initially, the outbreak was limited to security and food service workers, but last week officials identified infections in two Swiss competitors. Officials confirmed 283 norovirus cases at the games as of Sunday, according to the report. The illness can be transmitted through person-to-person contact or contact with contaminated surfaces and food. Symptoms of the virus include fever, vomiting and diarrhea.

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