MILAN (AP) — While Finland’s women’s hockey team appears to be improving after an outbreak of norovirus depleted its roster and forced the postponement of its first game at the Olympics, Switzerland’s players are now isolating after a positive test result for the stomach illness.
The Swiss Olympic Committee said Friday night that a player had tested positive for norovirus and as a result the entire team was in isolation and skipped the opening ceremony. The positive test came after Switzerland played the Czech Republic earlier in the day.
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