Record cold and because everyone is hunkering inside, everyone's favorite virus - from the UK Metro:
Norovirus and freezing temperatures causing havoc at Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
The Winter Olympics has been hit by an outbreak of the norovirus, with 54 new cases confirmed in Pyeongchang.
It brings the total suffering with the highly contagious virus to 86 with dozens of security guards at the Games affected. Many have been taken to hospital suffering severe diarrhoea and vomiting following the breakout on Sunday.
Consequently, 1,200 guards have been withdrawn from the Olympic sites and quarantined in their rooms with organisers forced to call in 900 soldiers as cover.
And the cold?
Temperatures during the opening ceremony are expected to be -10C, while the wind chill during rehearsals plummeted to -23C.
Yikes - I used to live in New England and it gets pretty cold there. -10°C is just plain nuts. That is 14°F.
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